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

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 ...

Most salamanders begin life in the water as gilled larvae, then transform into air-breathing adults that crawl onto land. The ...

A multi-institute research team led by BGI-Research has used BGI Stereo-seq technology to construct the world first spatiotemporal cellular atlas of the axolotl (Ambystoma mexicanum) brain development ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Axolotls are a model organism researchers use to study a variety of topics in biology. Ruben Undheim/Flickr, CC BY-SA Different ...

Different cell types have different functions. They are able to specialize in certain roles because they each express different genes. Understanding what types of cells are in the brain and what they ...

A team at Northeastern University announced Tuesday they discovered a key to limb regeneration in axolotls, the smiley pink salamanders that have become a social media sensation, findings that could ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A tiny creature with frilly gills, a polite smile and glowing green skin just gave scientists a major clue to solve one of biology ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. This frilly-gilled amphibian never leaves its tadpole stage ...

Axolotls (Ambystoma mexicanum) never outgrow their larval, juvenile stage, in a phenomenon called neoteny. In addition, the animals are known for their ability to regenerate damaged appendages and ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American Last week, the science community was set ...