From boxes of chocolates to three dozen emojis, it's an iconic symbol of love: the heart. Latest U.S.

Virginia is still for lovers, but the state's tourism agency will eliminate images of people making heart symbols with their hands in its upcoming advertising campaign because the gesture is also ...

The heart in particular is a symbol for experience. "This is something that you look at and your first response is 'I don’t get it' but then it's 'Oh, oh, that’s what it is'.

Valentine’s Day is once again upon us. In 2006, Keelin McDonell attempted to track down the origin of the holiday’s heart-symbol to explain how it got its familiar shape. Her article is ...

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 ...

V alentine’s Day is all about the hearts: heart-shaped chocolates, cards, balloons and even pizza. But the heart hasn’t always just been a symbol of romance.. Across cultures and centuries ...

That well-known symbol of Valentine's Day, the heart, can be seen in nature around the world, from coral reefs, to mountain rigdes, to lichen growing on a rock. Click through to see images.

The sacred heart was, and is, a significant symbol in Christianity and its pre-modern depictions are as diverse as they are numerous. El Corazón de María (The Heart of Mary), by Mexican artist ...

When you think of a heart, you likely picture the sweet little symbol that is seen in illustration, homewares and emojis.What you probably don’t think about the bulbous, beating organ inside of ...

Valentine’s Day is all about the hearts: heart-shaped chocolates, cards, balloons and even pizza.But the heart hasn’t always just been a symbol of romance.