Valentine's Day

Researchers find how to add more “love hormone” to your relationships

A study looks at the chemistry of couples engaged in different activities.

Valentine’s Day in South Korea: A delightful and complicated social game

Understanding how some East Asians celebrate Valentine’s Day can tell us a lot about Western culture and what the East and West have in common.

The Past

Who was Saint Valentine? And why was he beheaded?

Valentine's Day has a surprisingly raunchy history, going back thousands of years.

Health

Where did Valentine’s Day start? Lupercalia: Rome’s most bizarre spring rite

Where does Valentine's Day come from? Let us introduce you to the festival of Lupercalia, a festival when naked young men and women ran around whipping one another with animal hides.