The heart shape was transformed: not only could it be a substitute for the verb "love", but its meaning could be extended beyond romantic love to encompass civic feelings. Cross the world to ...

Don't you love with your brain? No one knows where the heart symbol comes from. But we do know it's been in use since the time of the Romans. One theory is that it was simply a guess of what the ...

Why does the bloody organ in the center of our chests symbolize everything we feel about love? And how did we come up with the symbol for a heart that looks nothing like an actual heart?

Yet, some love symbols make it effortless for anyone to express this universal feeling. These symbols surround us in our daily lives, but have you ever wondered about their origins? From the iconic ...

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 13th-century French manuscript "Romance of the Pear" contains an early depiction of the heart as a symbol of love. Allegorical image from the Roman de la poire. Image courtesy of Bibliothèque ...

"Mount Calvary" (a painting by William H. Johnson, ca. 1944/ Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Harmon Foundation) In the fall, Catholics and some other Christian churches celebrate the ...

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 ...

You might think that the heart symbol and romantic love have always been bedfellows. But you’d be wrong. At times, the symbol was just a decoration. At others, it meant spiritual ...

From jewelry to emojis, the heart icon has symbolized love for centuries ... To this day, the heart-shaped symbol hasn't skipped a beat.