💬 Quoted…​​ “The threat to the ozone layer [receded] below a significant milestone in 2022.”

• Concentrations of ozone-depleting chemicals have fallen 50% since peaking in the early 1990s, and now sit at levels last seen in 1980, per an annual analysis of air samples recently published by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

😬 Stat of the Day: ​​More than 80% of pregnancy-related deaths that occurred between 2017 and 2019 were preventable, according to a new CDC report released Tuesday.

• Researchers found six underlying causes accounted for the majority of fatalities: mental health conditions, hemorrhaging, heart problems, infections, blood clots and cardiomyopathy.

🤯 Did You Know?... There are more possible combinations of chess games than atoms in the observable universe.

📖 Worth a Read: Why is a small Swedish automaker a decade ahead of the rest of the industry? → (ArsTechnica)