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SCOUT· 63%8m·2025-11-28·Science
SCOUT· 63%8m·2025-11-28·ScienceWhat’s In A Kiss? 21 Million Years Of Evolution
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How far back in evolutionary history does kissing go? Through phylogenetic analysis, an international team of scientists found that kissing was likely present in the ancestor of all apes – which lived 21 million years ago. Not only that: They were definitely kissing Neanderthals. The study was published in the journal…
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