Earth’s weather satellites just spent 10 years watching Venus — here’s what they found

Imaging data from Japan’s Himawari-8 and -9 meteorological satellites have been successfully used to monitor temporal changes in Venus’ cloud-top temperature, revealing unseen patterns in the temperature structure of various waves. A team led by the University of Tokyo collated infrared images from 2015-25 to estimate brightness temperatures on day to year scales. The results…

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How female friendships help chimp babies survive

In chimpanzee communities, strong social ties can be a matter of life and death not just for the adults who form them, but for their kids, too. A new federally-funded study of wild eastern chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii) from Gombe National Park shows that female chimpanzees who were more socially integrated with other females in…

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Tesla deliveries fall for second straight quarter

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Tesla’s deliveries fell for a second straight quarter as the electric vehicle maker contends with slumping demand in Europe and rising competition from western and Chinese rivals. The company, led by Elon Musk, delivered 384,122…

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