The FDA will review Moderna’s mRNA flu shot, mRNA-1010, after initially refusing the application due to some made-up concern about the clinical trial design. Moderna proposed a revised plan to seek full approval for adults 50-64 and accelerated approval for adults 65 and older, contingent on further testing. If approved, the vaccine could be available for the 2026-27 flu season.

https://www.wsj.com/health/healthcare/fda-reverses-course-and-will-now-review-modernas-flu-shot-46b3aab1?st=QB9TDk&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink

Doom scrolling is doomed

https://www.politico.eu/article/tiktok-meta-facebook-instagram-brussels-kill-infinite-scrolling/

I don't want self-driving cars. I want cars with speed governors and doors that won't open when cyclists are approaching.

A 2025 study found that going car-free is the most effective way for individuals to lower their carbon footprint. To reduce car dependency, cities should focus on raising awareness about the benefits of car-free living, supporting compact cities through policy, and investing in public transportation, pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure, and shared mobility options.

https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2026/02/these-key-strategies-could-help-americans-get-rid-of-their-cars/

We don't know what's happening but there's no good news here. As long as we keep burning fossil fuels, the world will continue to become more dangerous and chaotic.

https://wapo.st/4abXa5w

We paid thousands of dollars to make this open access for you to enjoy.

Knowing the rate of air-sea gas exchange is critical for assessing the efficiency of marine CO₂ removal (mCDR). We assume we know this rate, but we really don't in coastal areas where mCDR is likely to be deployed. This means that models that use open-ocean gas exchange parameterizations (all of them) will overestimate the amount of atmospheric CO₂ removed by these deployments.

https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2025JC023324

It’s good to see that not all men are shitty. Two academics, Norman Finkelstein and Joseph Chaney, are in the Epstein files calling out who he is.

https://www.thecanary.co/skwawkbox/2026/02/03/finkelstein-epstein/

We will forever regret not doing something about PFAS.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/feb/03/environmentalists-decry-crushingly-disappointing-pfas-action-plan-for-uk