Well, howdy there, Internet people. It's Dana again. And today you're at Research Road. This is a weekly series where we go through science and tech news with a bit of dry humor. Then we do a dive into a science topic and we close out by answering some questions from y'all. Today is the 10th of June 2025. And on this date in 1752, it is widely believed that Benjamin Franklin conducted his famous kite-in-key experiment.

Yeah, that's not a myth. But it wasn't struck by lightning.

Today is National Black Cow Day, but it's not about dark bovines. It's a day about a dessert drink called a Black

Cow. It's an ice cream float made with root beer. So, starting off with tech news.

MIT unveiled a method of creating green hydrogen by using aluminum cans and seawater. It's early,

but this looks pretty promising. It actually

looks scalable. China reportedly shut down AI tools nationwide during exam week. Meta and Constellations

signed a 20-year deal for nuclear power to supply AI projects. A new paper suggests centrifugal nuclear thermal rocket tech that turns uranium into a molten liquid that heats hydrogen and produces thrust is more efficient than comparable tech.

Teachers in the UK are being allowed to use AI to grade papers and write letters to parents.

And now on to space. Dr. Vera Rubin has her own U.S. quarter as part of the American Women

Quarter Selection, which honors a quote, a diverse group of notable American women who made

significant contributions in a variety of fields,

including suffrage, civil rights, abolition, government, humanities, science, space, and the arts.

Asteroid 2024, YR4 now has a 4.3% chance of hitting the moon in 2032, according to latest

estimates.

A startup plans to extract a rare helium isotope from the moon.

Now it's time to talk about the developing climate crisis.

Nearly two-thirds of the ocean below 200 meters has crossed into unsafe acidity that could destroy entire ecosystems.

Maryland has issued a final construction permit for U.S. Wind's offshore project.

Meanwhile, a project off the coast of New Jersey has been canceled under pressure from Trump.

According to Wood McKenzie and AnSA renewables, power generation costs in the U.S.

could substantially increase due to the tariffs.

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