The toucan beak isn't just beautiful, it's also an adjustable thermal radiator that the bird uses to warm and cool itself. Researchers have discovered that the toucan can heat and cool its bill at an ...

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 ...

One lucky toucan going by the name of Tieta in Brazil has received a 3D-printed beak after an unknown accident occurred in the wild, breaking off half of the top portion of its beak. It’s believed to ...

Chester, a social media–famous Toucan, is showing the world how birds pass the time on a snow day. Chester is getting VIP treatment from his human, courtesy of some honk-inducing back rubs, which is ...

The toucan's colorful bill gives new meaning to the phrase cool dude. Indeed, that gigantic schnoz turns out to be a radiator the rain forest dweller uses to lose body heat. The bill of the Toco ...

Discover how the toucan beak purpose extends as a natural air conditioner, regulating temperature through its unique blood vessel network. The toucan's big beak has been an object of fascination for ...

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

Nature never runs out of ways to surprise us! It is endowed with birds that have beautiful covers of feathers on their bodies and perform unmissable courtship dances. But the vibrant and colourful ...

In a paper to be published Dec. 1 in Acta Materialia, researchers report that the secret to the toucan beak's lightweight strength is an unusual bio-composite. The interior of the beak is rigid "foam" ...