The axolotl is an amphibian in the salamander family with a cute, permanent smile and feathery gills. You may have seen its likeness in the form of a plushie in a store window. Axolotls are ...

This collection of axolotl salamanders has become the largest self-sustaining population in the world. The AGSC staff maintains an average breeding population of 1,000–1,200 adults, as well as a ...

You might know axolotls from video games like “Minecraft” and “Pokemon,” but the aquatic salamanders with unique, adorable and popular with people who keep amphians as pets.

the axolotl. Axolotls are able to regrow lost limbs and other body parts. As a result, these aquatic salamanders are of great interest to researchers worldwide who study them in the hope of ...

A museum and conservation centre dedicated to Mexico’s critically endangered axolotl salamander is highlighting the amphibian’s remarkable story that has captured the attention of scientists ...

The axolotl is a member of a family of newts, salamanders and other amphibians. But instead of switching to lung breathing, it keeps its gills and enters adulthood while it still appears to be a ...

The critically endangered axolotl—also known as the Mexican salamander—shares a type of cell, called a glial cell, with humans. If an axolotl hurts its spinal cord, its glial cells go to work ...