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The Evolution of Eyes Began With One

By Carl Zimmer · The New York Times · February 2026
The Evolution of Eyes Began With One
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"Even Charles Darwin was puzzled by the evolution of the vertebrate eye. New research suggests that it traces back to a cyclopean invertebrate with a single eye atop the head."

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