While modern medicine has demystified much of its function, its symbolism remains deeply ingrained in human culture. This ...

This Valentine's Day, as we exchange stylized hearts in celebration of love, we might pause to remember that the power of the heart has been a symbol of life, death and everything in between for ...

This Valentine’s Day, as we exchange stylised hearts in celebration of love, we might pause to remember that the power of the heart has been a symbol of life, death and everything in between for ...

The symbol will not become universal until the Middle Ages. 2,500-1,000 B.C.E. The Egyptians believe the heart, or the ieb, is the center of life and morality. Egyptian mythology states that ...

The heartbreak emoji is a near-universal symbol for the despair and desperation of those thwarted by Cupid's sometimes cruel arrow. But where does it come from? The 'love heart' itself is a symbol ...