Kissing feels instinctive and intimate, yet scientists now argue it is a surprisingly recent and uneven addition to human behavior. Instead of a single romantic origin story, the evidence points to a ...

In the Western world, Valentine’s Day expressions of affection are closely linked to mouth-to-mouth kisses. I remember feeling envious years ago when a colleague found a card in his pigeon-hole ...

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Kiss Day, celebrated on February 13 each year, is the perfect occasion for lovers to express their affection through one of the most intimate and timeless gestures— a kiss. As part of the Valentine's ...