Plants with heart-shaped leaves are a wonderful addition to any garden or indoor plant space! Not only are they aesthetically ...

The researchers suggest that their findings could inspire advancements in fiber optic cable technology. Heart cockles come in ...

Some hearts are round, others more elongated, and as it turns out, these differences aren't just simple curiosities; they ...

Scientists are probing how a person's genes direct the shape of their heart, and how that might influence risk for heart trouble The team delineated 11 different shape types for the heart's ...

Subsequent genetic analysis found 45 specific areas in the human genome linked to different heart shapes. Fourteen of these areas had not been previously known to influence heart traits.

A new study has revealed that the shape of the heart is influenced in part by genetics and may help predict the risk of cardiovascular diseases.

A heart-shaped mollusc has evolved tiny windows that work like fibre-optic cables, the first known example in nature. Heart cockles (Corculum cardissa) are bivalve molluscs a bit like clams that ...

A new multi-national study has revealed that the shape of the heart is influenced in part by genetics and may help predict the risk of cardiovascular diseases.

Subsequent genetic analysis found 45 specific areas in the human genome linked to different heart shapes. Fourteen of these areas had not been previously known to influence heart traits. Dr Richard ...