What makes a good kiss has less to do with technique and far more to do with what is happening in the mind, according to new research from Scotland's Abertay University published, appropriately enough ...

Well, today is Valentine's Day, which means love and connection are on people's minds, and I recently met someone who studies one form of affection, kissing. Matilda Brindle is an evolutionary ...

Kendra Pierre-Louis: For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m Kendra Pierre-Louis, in for Rachel Feltman. There is something about a good kiss that can stick with you, that can give you ...

ARC Future Fellow and Professor in History and Archaeology, Macquarie University You’ve booked the restaurant, chosen the outfit, and selected a romantic spot for the perfect nightcap. But have you ...

A kiss can say a thousand words, and yet, some of us are forgetting to say anything at all. As a relationship becomes established and routines set in, it is common for couples to deprioritize intimacy ...

Susan Spencer is a contributor to "CBS News Sunday Morning," where she reports on a wide range of topics for America's No. 1 Sunday morning news program. Vice President of Growth & Engagement at CBS ...

A single kiss can leave a lasting impression, whether it's in real life or on the silver screen. But why, exactly? According to certified sex therapist Chamin Ajjan, a kiss can play a powerful role in ...

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Matilda Brindle has previously received funding from the Natural Environment Research Council and the Leakey Foundation If I asked you to imagine your dream snog, chances are it wouldn’t be with a ...

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 ...