This week, the world will mark the 40th anniversary of a moment that changed the course of history: the publication in Nature ...

Forty years ago this month, scientists reported that human activities had punctured Earth’s protective ozone layer. What ...

On Earth, the most dangerous ultraviolet radiation for living organisms - UV - is blocked by the ozone layer. However, on Mars, the thin atmosphere, almost devoid of ozone, allows ...

The failed Soviet Venus lander Kosmos 482 has finally met its end after a remarkable 53-year journey in Earth orbit. Launched in 1972 under USSR's Venera programme, the probe re-entered Earth's ...