The study defined kissing, in part, as “oral-oral contact with some movement of the lips/mouthparts and no food transfer” Brian Anthony Hernandez, who has nearly 20 years of journalism experience, ...

Scientists suggest kissing is much older than humans. Evidence points to ancient primates sharing affectionate mouth-to-mouth gestures. This behaviour likely evolved for social bonding and conflict ...

AMSTERDAM — Kissing did not begin with star-crossed human lovers but with the primate ancestors of great apes around 20 million years ago, according to a study published on Wednesday. Researchers from ...

The act of kissing is something we only really associate with our own species, but the practice has been observed in many modern primates; chimpanzees, macaques, baboons, and more have all been ...

The first ever recorded kiss happened 4,500 years ago, scientists have suggested, after discovering evidence which puts the event 1,000 years earlier than previously thought. A study published in the ...

Despite its popularity in many cultures among lovers, family members, and friends, kissing has long perplexed evolutionary biologists, given that it has no obvious benefit to either reproducing or ...

If I asked you to imagine your dream snog, chances are it wouldn’t be with a Neanderthal; burly and hirsute as they may be. However, my team’s new research suggests that these squat beefcakes might ...

Kissing did not begin with star-crossed human lovers but with the primate ancestors of great apes around 20 million years ago, according to a study published on Wednesday. Researchers from Oxford ...

PRESS REVIEW – Wednesday, November 19, 2025: First, migrants in Dunkirk are living in desperate conditions, while the "one in, one out" policy continues to be controversial in the United Kingdom. Next ...

Romantic kissing likely evolved for the first time in a common ancestor of humans and other large apes about 21 million years ago, scientists revealed in a new study. Several animals have so far been ...

Kissing occurred around 21.5 to 16.9 million years ago, the researchers said. Stories have long been swapped on awkward first kisses and princesses smooching frogs, but a new study suggests the ...