As a boy growing up in Brazil 40 years ago, Marc A. Meyers marveled at the lightweight toughness of toucan beaks that he occasionally found on the forest floor. Now a materials scientist and professor ...

A toucan can thank the marvels of 3-D printing for a life-changing procedure. It is not clear how the bird, named Tieta, lost the upper part of her beak, but veterinarians at a Brazilian wildlife ...

What makes the colorful beak of a toucan both strong and light? To find out, University of California, San Diego, materials scientist and engineer Marc A. Meyers and his colleagues studied the ...

A rescued toucan has found fame on TikTok after the heartwarming story of his mended beak went viral. In a video posted by Get Lost (@getlostwebsite), a rescue center introduces us to Miguelzinho, a ...

It turns out there’s more to a toucan’s bill than pretty colors and a penchant for Fruit Loops. Originally described as “grossly monstrous” by the Comte de Buffon, the toucan's beak was theorized by ...

COSTA RICA, N.Y. (NEWS10) – A toucan is getting a new lease on life thanks to a 3D printer. Grecia the toucan was found bloodied with his upper beak shattered. He was then brought to animal rehab ...

I had an astonishing moment as I crouched in the shade of trees outside a Costa Rican cafe and stroked a wild toucan. It was a keel-billed toucan, a bird about the size of a house cat but weighing ...