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The holiday season is synonymous with a few key moments. A big one for me is the iconic Hershey’s Kisses commercial where the chocolates cosplay as bells playing “We Wish You a Merry Christmas.” In ...

Scientists have traced kissing back to early primates, suggesting it began long before humans evolved. Their analysis points to great apes and even Neanderthals sharing forms of kissing millions of ...

A kiss is one of the most universal gestures in the world. It’s a wordless way to show affection that transcends language, culture, and even species boundaries, conveying a great deal of meaning ...

And humans are far from the only species locking lips. By Ali Watkins The act has been called many things: Centrifugal motion. Perpetual bliss. The thrill of the moment. Unstoppable. In technical ...

For humans, kissing holds major cultural cachet, accompanying confessions of romantic love, religious rituals of reverence and even betrayals, à la The Godfather Part II’s “kiss of death.” New ...

Early humans like Neanderthals probably kissed, and our ape ancestors could have done so as far back as 21 million years ago. There is wide debate over when humans began kissing romantically. Ancient ...

AMSTERDAM, Nov 19 (Reuters) - 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 ...

The act of kissing may have started long before modern humans existed, a new modeling study suggests. Kissing stretches back roughly 21 million years, to the shared ancestor of humans and other large ...

No matter who comes through his program, Michigan State coach Tom Izzo isn’t about to change his approach. Three games into the 2025-26 season, the Spartans have a new look — as most teams do in today ...

Emma Slater may have just gotten eliminated from season 34 of Dancing With the Stars, but her boyfriend and fellow pro, Alan Bersten, is still on her team. “Forever grateful for your love and for the ...

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