Venus’s Lost Moon, Gondwana’s Hidden Peaks, and Humans in Mice: A Wide-Ranging Science Digest

A digest of several studies: Venus may have swallowed a primordial moon due to tidal evolution, potentially shaping its harsh climate; evidence suggests Antarctica hides remnants of the Gondwana Supermountains and submarine fan systems linked to the Cambrian explosion; researchers demonstrate xenocortication by transplanting human brain organoids into mice, where the tissues develop similarly to human brain cells; and a six-page fragment of Nicholas Love’s Mirror of the Blessed Life of Jesus Christ was found tucked in John Gage’s belongings from the Dissolution period.