Cute as the axolotl’s features may be, it is also slimy. Here in this sprawling, windowless room in Maine, there are about ...

Yo, let’s talk about the axolotl, the coolest little water monster you’ve ever laid eyes on. This funky creature, with i ...

Scientists from a university are filtering Mexico City's waters for traces of the DNA of an endangered salamander, the ...

Scientists from a university are filtering Mexico City's waters for traces of the DNA of an endangered creature ...

When an axolotl suffers severe injury like the loss of a limb or a gill, the surface where the amputation occurred gets covered up by epidermal cells, forming the wound epithelium (WE).

His axolotl refuge, at first glance little more than a ditch, had taken five years to set up. The UNAM researchers supplied a 70-page manual to interested farmers that described how the canals ...

In other words, an injured axolotl hand knows not to grow into an arm partly because the enzyme, called CYP26B1, blocks the regeneration process from going further, McCusker explained.

The axolotl is a type of salamander. It has a long tail, flat head, and four lizard-like limbs, which it uses to move around the lake floor. But unlike other salamanders, axolotls are neotenic ...

The axolotl has captured hearts thanks to TikTok and the popular video game Minecraft. More and more people have been getting them as pets, which is impacting how they're bred and sold.