Animals have horns for a variety of reasons. From being used for defense against other animals, to fighting off other males of the same species during mating season, designating hierarchy within the ...

Spiky headwear comes in all all shapes and sizes, just like the animals that sport it. (Related: "Bizarre Horns of the Animal Kingdom.") True horns, though, are found only on cows, sheep, goats, and ...

Researchers are injecting radioactive material into the horns of rhinos as part of a project to discourage poaching. The team inserted isotopes into 20 rhino horns which would be used to find the ...

Animal horns have been used to make furniture for centuries. Chairs, chandeliers and storage racks made in the 15th century exist in some museums. But the popularity of antlers and horns for chairs ...

JOHANNESBURG -- Desperate times call for desperate measures, and with rhino numbers plummeting, the situation is so desperate that conservationists are cutting off the animals' horns in a bid to ...