Oxford researchers map the evolution of the kiss and conclude that mouth-to-mouth contact likely arose in a common primate ancestor 16.9-21.5 million years ago.

If evolution had a sense of humor – its favorite punchline might be the howler monkeys. These tree-top vocalists are nature’s rock stars: dramatic, loud and convinced that volume equals value.

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

A groundbreaking study reveals kissing predates humans by millions of years, originating with ape ancestors in prehistoric ...

Neanderthals are usually seen as brutish and primitive, but research now suggests our ancestors kissed often - and even with ...

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.

Rather than being a recent cultural development, kissing may have been practised by other early humans like Neanderthals and ...

Dr Arun Zachariah has dealt with the wild for 28 years, and continues to do so. Chief Forest Veterinary Officer with the ...

Camera traps reveal that Amazonian animals use a walkway high up in the forest as a secret night-time highway.

Our city is home for us all. And the monkeys. The rhesus macaque, one of the most common species in northern India, is a familiar sight in Delhi — perched on trees, trotting along streets, or peering ...

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 study defined kissing, in part, as “oral-oral contact with some movement of the lips/mouthparts and no food transfer” ...