UK Scientists Discover New Planet That May Support Human Life; Tech & Science Daily Interviews Dr. Richie Howard on Prehistoric ‘Dune-like’ Worm; Experts Warn of Extreme Hurricane Season in North Atlantic; Drones Validate Walrus Counts Using Satellite Images from Space

Recently, UK scientists have made a groundbreaking discovery of a new planet that may be able to support human life. Located just 40 light-years away, Gliese 12 b orbits its host star every 12.8 days. This planet, similar in size to Venus, has an estimated surface temperature of 42C, making it cooler than most of the 5,000 confirmed planets outside our solar system.

Meanwhile, Tech & Science Daily features an interview with Dr. Richie Howard, Curator of Fossil Arthropods at the Natural History Museum, who is the lead author of a study on a prehistoric ‘Dune-like’ worm. This predator existed around 200 million years before dinosaurs and is being compared to iconic creatures from films. The fossil of this worm was discovered in a Victorian quarry site in Herefordshire in the 1920s and has only now been properly analyzed by scientists.

As we turn our attention to weather patterns, experts are warning of an ‘extreme’ hurricane season in the North Atlantic. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration predicts up to 13 Atlantic hurricanes of category one or higher between June and November. Additionally, as many as seven major hurricanes of category three strength or higher could occur this year, doubling the usual number in a season.

In other news, scientists have successfully used drones to validate walrus counts by comparing them to satellite images from space. Furthermore, individuals with commonly autocorrected names are fighting back against technology by advocating for more personalized name recognition software that can better understand their unique names and pronunciations. You can listen to more interesting stories like these on your preferred podcast platform including Apple, Spotify and others