Kissing has been a popular practice in human society for an eternity. But its evolutionary roots are somewhat of a mystery, given the fact that it is a pleasant activity that would seem to offer no survival-related advantages—at least none that are obvious. But in an article recently published in the journal Evolutionary Anthropology, University of Warwick primatologist and evolutionary psychologist Adriano Lameira introduces an intriguing theory that links kissing to ancient primate behavior, creating a scenario where evolution could have gradually brought the practice into being. Grooming Felt Good, but Kissing Felt Even Better According to Lameira, the primate behavior that laid the groundwork for the “invention” of kissing was grooming, which has been observed in different primate species and presumably was also common among ancient hominins (human ancestors). No Kissing, Please! Henry VI Lived Through a Lip-Lock Lockdown Human Herpes Linked to Emergence of Kissing in the Bronze Age Read moreSection: NewsEvolution & Human OriginsHuman OriginsScienceRead Later