Despite capturing hearts around the world, the wild axolotl — an aquatic salamander with feathery frills and a soft smile — faces extinction. Fortunately, for both axolotls and their fans, a new ...

While visiting family in Philadelphia, Alejandra Ramos González, an ecologist at the Universidad Autónoma de Baja California in Mexico (UNAM) who studies the amphibians, even gave axolotl talks to ...

Axolotls, with their signature smiles and pink gills, are the celebrities of the salamander world. But they are more than just cute: They might also hold the secret to regenerating human limbs. Among ...

Axolotls, often called "water dogs," are a unique species of salamander gaining popularity among exotic pet enthusiasts. Unlike most amphibians, these creatures retain their larval features throughout ...

While Camden's Adventure Aquarium has had the amphibians on display for years, this is the Philadelphia Zoo's first time housing the animals. Axolotls are native to Mexico City and live exclusively in ...

Axolotls are known for their ability to regrow limbs, organs and even parts of the brain and heart. But the tailed amphibian with the scientific name Ambystoma mexicanum can do even more. Its mucous ...

The feathery gilled pink salamanders stop aging early and can regenerate their limbs. Studying them could be the next step in the journey to unlocking effective anti-aging treatments in humans.

One of the world's most endangered amphibians - the strange, perpetually smiling Mexican axolotl - has thrived after being released in artificial wetlands, scientists have discovered. In a study that ...

Axolotls are native to Mexico and critically endangered in their habitat, but in scientific laboratories they're finally giving up their anti-aging, wound-healing secrets. Photograph By Raquel Saggin ...

BOSTON (WHDH) - Six-year-old Marianne Cullen says she was inspired by her love for axolotl salamanders to raise money in honor of her little sister, who has an immunity disorder. “She has an immunity ...

If you're Mexican or you love the culture of the Aztec country, you probably know about a very famous figure, considered a ...