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How Did Humans End Up Smooching on the Lips? It May Have Started Out With a 21-Million-Year-Old Kiss

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

Kissing Has Existed for at Least 16 Million Years, Scientists Say

Or, as her majesty Faith Hill might say, “This kiss.” And, it turns out, it’s also really old. British scientists say they’ve ...
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Kissing Has Survived The Path Of Evolution For 21 Million Years – Apes And Human Ancestors Were All At It

Evolutionary biologists have been investigating the evolutionarily origins of kissing by taking a broad look at behaviour in ...

A new analysis suggests kissing on the lips may have evolved 21 million years ago

A new study that examines how kissing evolved suggests that ape ancestors and early humans like Neanderthals probably locked lips with their friends and sexual partners. The behavior may date back 21 ...