Ever wonder why we kiss? The art of smooching could predate humans

"A comparative approach to the evolution of kissing," was published by Evolution and Human Behavior on Nov. 19 ...
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First Kiss: Scientists Trace Smooching's Origins In New Study

In the words of Dua Lipa, one kiss is all it took about 21 million years ago. That's roughly when scientists estimate that ...

The World’s First Kiss Happened as Far Back as 21 Million Years Ago — Well Before the Existence of Humans, Study Suggests

A peer-reviewed study published in the 'Journal of the Human Behavior and Evolution Society' suggested that the world’s first ...
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Neanderthals also kissed: A gesture of love that is 21 million years old

A study led by Oxford University argues that kissing evolved in the common ancestors of humans and apes, and that our extinct ...

It's a romantic secret we've been sharing with animals for 21.5 million years

A new study has revealed that the first kiss was shared over 21.5 million years ago. And it’s not just humans who love a ...

Kissing is an ‘evolutionary conundrum.’ Scientists just mapped its unexpected origins

A new study that examines how kissing evolved suggests that ape ancestors and early humans like Neanderthals probably locked ...
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Which animals were the first to lock lips and kiss? Scientists astounded by evidence of kissing long before humans

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 ...