Once reserved for romantic partners and other loved ones, the heart emoji can now mean anything—which means it has no meaning at all.

National Library of Medicine. 10,000-8,000 B.C.E. The heart symbol, the popular icon for the heart, can be traced to before the last Ice Age. Cro-Magnon hunters in Europe use the symbol in ...

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But the heart hasn’t always just been a symbol of romance. Across cultures and centuries, the heart has been revered as the seat of the soul, a source of supernatural power and a vessel of identity.

Heart set to work on their debut album, and completed their line-up with the addition of Howard Leese, a multi-instrumentalist. Over the years, Leese would prove to be the guy with most staying power, ...

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 ...