Spread with a Kiss

Lovey, give us a kiss then!   This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science.   Kissing can be a beautiful expression of love. But kissing also has an uglier side: spreading disease! So, what can kissing tell us about epidemiology?   Enter Troels Arbøll and Sophie

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Kissing Ants

For ants, EVERY day is Valentine’s Day! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Fun fact – ants are GREAT kissers! Scientists have long been confused about WHY ants swap spit. Are they all just crushin’ on each other?!  Sanja Hakala and team at the University

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Erotic Economics

Couple kissing in a cactus field

“For richer or for poorer” — beyond marriage vows, does this also fuel. . . PASSION? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Valentine’s Day is upon us! LOVE is in the air. You might celebrate by SMOOCHING with someone special. But why do people meld

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