Scientists Propose Our Eyes Evolved From This Ancient “Cyclops” Organ

Scientists Propose Our Eyes Evolved From This Ancient “Cyclops” Organ

Deep in human evolutionary history, before anything recognizable as a vertebrate existed, one of our oldest relatives had a single eye sitting on top of its head. Now, according to new research, this ancient, cyclops-like creature may represent the evolutionary origin of every vertebrate eye on Earth, including humans. In fact, an evolutionary descendant of this early light-sensing organ still exists inside your skull today. A new study from Lun…