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Kissing is ubiquitous among many animals, especially primates, suggesting deep evolutionary roots of the behavior.
The team ultimately defined kissing as a non-agonistic interaction involving directed, intraspecific, oral-oral contact with some movement of the lips\/mouthparts and no food transfer.
Neanderthals and our own species, Homo sapiens, are known to have interbred —plus they also shared oral microbes—the team speculates that Neanderthals and our own human ancestors might have kissed as well.

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Juliet Turner, a University of Oxford ecologist, announced she passed her viva after about four years of research.
Online critics attempted to belittle the achievement with gender-based insults on social media.
Supportive responses praised Turner and highlighted the importance of women in science and academia.
The exchange highlighted broader debates about gender bias and the reception of women in academia.
The incident shows how social media can amplify both support and hostility toward women in science.
The Oxford recipient’s achievement was publicly celebrated by peers and online communities.
The conversation included a variety of reactions, from praise to mocking comments aimed at the scholar.
The article lists notable responses that ranged from critical to humorous takedowns.
The piece situates the moment within ongoing online culture wars over gender and authority.

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