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fromNature
2 weeks ago

Seven feel-good science stories to restore your faith in 2025

US political upheaval and funding cuts threaten science, while international conservation gains, a High Seas Treaty and a shrinking Antarctic ozone hole mark 2025 progress.
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fromAxios
1 month ago

Ozone layer on track for full recovery after UN treaty "success story"

The ozone layer shields Earth's inhabitants from the sun's harmful ultraviolet radiation as it sits in the stratosphere 9-22 miles above Earth. Its depletion "increases the amount of UVB that reaches the Earth's surface" - and this can impact plants, marine ecosystems UVB causes non-melanoma skin cancer, per the EPA.
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