The oldest marine reptile fossil has been found in the southern hemisphere

A 246-million-year-old reptile fossil discovered by scientists in New Zealand has been identified as the oldest marine reptile fossil found in the southern hemisphere, according to a Swedish museum. The vertebrae of a notosaurus, a type of sauropterygian, an extinct aquatic reptile that lived during the Triassic period at the dawn of the dinosaurs, was … Read more

Jupiter’s Great Red Spot is the oldest vortex in the solar system

Sign up for CNN’s Science of Miracles newsletter. Explore the universe with news of fascinating discoveries, scientific advances and more. CNN – Jupiter’s iconic Great Red Spot is a massive storm that has been swirling within the atmosphere of the largest planet in the solar system for years. But astronomers have debated how old the … Read more