Hole in the ozone layer has grown for a 3rd year in a row - but scientists aren't concerned

Lab-made COVID-19 hybrid sparks controversy | Why do cats and dogs shed? | Bizarre near-Earth asteroid is spinning faster every year - and scientists aren't sure why Created for {EMAIL} | [Web Version]( October 18, 2022 CONNECT WITH LIVESCIENCE  [Facebook]( [Twitter](  [LIVESCIENCE]( Amazing science every day [SIGN UP]( ⋅ [WEBSITE](  [] Top Science News [] [Hole in the ozone layer has grown for a 3rd year in a row - but scientists aren't concerned]( [Hole in the ozone layer has grown for a 3rd year in a row - but scientists aren't concerned]( (NASA) The ozone hole that forms yearly over Antarctica has grown for the third year in a row. At nearly 10 million square miles (26.4 million square kilometers), the ozone hole is the largest it's been since 2015. But despite that growth, scientists say that the hole's size is still on a downward trend overall. Full Story: [Live Science]( (10/18) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] COVID-19 [] [Lab-made COVID-19 hybrid sparks controversy]( [Lab-made COVID-19 hybrid sparks controversy]( (koto_feja via Getty Images) Boston University scientists have created a hybrid version of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19. Their experiments sparked controversy, with heated headlines claiming that the researchers made the virus more lethal and university officials denouncing these claims as "false and inaccurate." Full Story: [Live Science]( (10/18) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] Life’s Little Mysteries [] [Why do cats and dogs shed?]( [Why do cats and dogs shed?]( (anastas_ via Getty Images) Cats and dogs enrich their owners' lives, but even the most avid fans of these furry friends may not love all the hair they can shed. But shedding must serve the animals somehow, right? So why do they make fur if they are only going to shed it later? And are there times when shedding signifies a health problem? Full Story: [Live Science]( (10/15) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] Astronomy & Astrophysics [] [Bizarre near-Earth asteroid is spinning faster every year - and scientists aren't sure why]( [Bizarre near-Earth asteroid is spinning faster every year - and scientists aren't sure why]( (Tom Ruen/Wikimedia) A potentially hazardous near-Earth asteroid is spinning faster and faster every year, and researchers aren't sure why. The space rock, known as 3200 Phaethon, is around 3.4 miles (5.4 kilometers) wide, and its orbit through the solar system takes it closer to the sun than any other named asteroid, reaching a minimum distance of around 13 million miles (20.9 million km) from the sun — less than half the distance from Mercury to the sun. Full Story: [Live Science]( (10/18) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] Curious Creatures [] [Thousands of cannonball jellyfish wash ashore after swarming North Carolina's Outer Banks]( [Thousands of cannonball jellyfish wash ashore after swarming North Carolina's Outer Banks]( (NPS) Thousands of globular cannonball jellyfish (Stomolophus meleagris) have washed ashore along a stretch of North Carolina coastline in what is being dubbed a "jellyfish jamboree." Park rangers from the Cape Hatteras National Seashore, part of the National Park Service (NPS), snapped photos of the spectacle on Friday (Oct. 14) and shared it in a Facebook post. Full Story: [Live Science]( (10/18) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email](   [Sign Up]( | [Update Profile]( | [Unsubscribe]( [Privacy Policy]( | [Cookies Policy]( | [Terms and Conditions]( CONTACT US: [FEEDBACK](mailto:livescience@smartbrief.com) | [ADVERTISE]( Future US LLC © 1100 13th St. NW, Suite 1000, Washington, DC 20005