Our ancient primate relatives—including Neanderthals—may have enjoyed a nice peck on the lips. But researchers still don’t ...

A peer-reviewed study published in the 'Journal of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society' suggested that the world’s first ...

Kissing feels instinctive and intimate, yet scientists now argue it is a surprisingly recent and uneven addition to human ...

"A comparative approach to the evolution of kissing," was published by Evolution and Human Behavior on Nov. 19 ...

Scientists trace the origins of human kissing back over 20 million years to ancient apes who first showed gentle ...

They found the act of kissing can be traced all the way back to the last common ancestor of humans and other great apes, which lived roughly 21.5 to 16.9 million years ago. They also found ...

In A Nutshell Statistical modeling based on living primates suggests an 84% probability that Neanderthals engaged in kissing behavior, challenging outdated stereotypes. Modern humans and Neanderthals ...

Why do we kiss our lovers on the lips? We could show romantic passion by rubbing foreheads, locking elbows, or by turning back-to-back and bumping butts. We could even mash our ears together. Legend ...