{
  "id": 19603184,
  "title": "Scientists discover that necks didn't evolve for the reason we thought",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/11/scientists-discover-that-necks-didnt-evolve-for-the-reason-we-thought",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-11-11T23:49:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ScienceDaily",
    "slug": "sciencedaily",
    "url": "https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/11/261108233101.htm"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Scientists have discovered that the first animals to venture onto land nearly 380 million years ago had surprisingly stiff necks, overturning a long-standing theory about evolution. Rather than evolving to help animals turn their heads, necks may have emerged as part of the anatomical changes that allowed them to move using their front limbs.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}