The axolotl looks like a creature invented for a fairy tale, a pale, perpetually smiling salamander with feathery gills ...

Sever an axolotl’s leg and the pale, feathery-gilled salamander does something no mammal can manage: it grows the entire limb ...

Juliana Mancinelli is 4, and she has gotten rather good at educating adults about a critically endangered Mexican salamander. The New Jersey preschooler’s favorite animal is the axolotl, an amphibian ...

You may have seen axolotls—an amphibian in the salamander family with a permanent smile and pink, feathery gills—in a pet store or as a plushie in a window, but the endearing animal's popularity seems ...

From squishies to backpacks and birthday parties, the axolotl has become a fixture for today's kids.

Axolotls (Ambystoma mexicanum) are a critically endangered species of salamander. The species has only one natural habitat remaining, a series of canals in Mexico City, and only 50 to 1,000 axolotls ...

Scientists are working toward establishing the Mexican salamander, or axolotl, as a laboratory model for the study of regeneration. With the ability to regenerate almost any body part, the axolotl is ...

Although often glossed over, the human liver is a pretty amazing organ. Not just because it’s pretty much the sole thing that prevents our food from killing us, but also because it’s the only organ in ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. MEXICO CITY (AP) — Legend has it the axolotl ...

A new habitat will be opening at the Birmingham Zoo later this month. Starting July 22, guests can visit the Zoo’s new axolotl habitat. Native to Mexico, axolotls spend ...

The Birch Aquarium at Scripps Institution of Oceanography is set to open a new exhibit titled "The Axolotl's Garden" this fall, highlighting the critically endangered species and its cultural ...