Why Do We Have Necks? Scientists Uncover a 380-Million-Year-Old Evolutionary Twist
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Why Do We Have Necks? Scientists Uncover a 380-Million-Year-Old Evolutionary Twist

The first necks may owe more to the beginnings of walking than to looking around, according to models showing how little our early ancestors could move their heads. In fish, the shoulders attach directly to the skull, so looking left or right means turning the whole body. Some of the animals making the transition from [...]