“Good rains in April make for heavy antlers,” some say. Others claim that cool, dry conditions that delay tick infestations allow more of a deer’s nutrients to go to antlers instead of fighting ...

A 7,500-year-old antler unearthed in Sweden had characteristic breakage patterns that suggest it was the handle for a battle ...

A hush falls over the emerald canopy as a majestic silhouette glides between ancient oaks. This is the red deer—once the ...

Archaeologists discovered the antler within a Stone Age settlement, noting both its ornamental carvings and its use first as the handle for a battle ax, and later as a harpoon. In a new study ...