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 8th of July, 2025. And on this date in 1913, a patent was granted for toys that

would take the country by storm and inspire generations, the Erector said.

Today is be a kid again day, so go be playful.

So starting off with tech news. The U.S. military is phasing out the Humvee because officials say the conflict in Ukraine has shown wheeled vehicles to be vulnerable.

So I looked at the replacement vehicle. It's basically a Chevy Colorado. Yes, a wheeled vehicle.

Submerged turbines off the coast of Scotland just hit the six-year mark.

That means they're commercially and economically viable. Scotland is living in the future,

and Trump has the U.S. going back to embrace obsolete fossil fuel techs.

Jake the Risbot is a robot wandering the streets of Austin and complimenting people in

Gen A. Slang.

Microreactors are scheduled to be tested in Idaho.

These are nuclear reactors about the size of a semi-truck.

In a number of posts on social media, Elon's AI blame the disastrous response in Texas

on Trump and Elon. And now onto space. Every single living former NASA Science Chief, regardless of party,

has signed a letter condemning Trump's budget cuts in the strongest terms possible.

An unidentified object appears to have slammed into Saturn. Astronomers are trying to figure out

what it was as we speak. Now it's time to talk about the developing climate crisis.

Catastrophic flooding hit Texas leaving more than 100 dead. Republican politicians seem to be

looking to blame the National Weather Service, which is certainly a bold choice. Perhaps cutting the

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