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 ...

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, ...

Scientist Dr. Randal Voss gets the occasional reminder that he’s working with a kind of superstar. When he does outreach events with his laboratory, he encounters people who are keen to meet his ...

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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.

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 ...

I Transformed the OCEAN into an AXOLOTL ISLAND in Minecraft Hardcore on the brand new 1.17 Caves & Cliffs update on Minecraft!

A tiny creature with frilly gills, a polite smile and glowing green skin just gave scientists a major clue to solve one of biology’s biggest mysteries: limb regeneration. Aquatic salamanders called ...

The Brookfield Zoo is asking the public to help them name their newest axolotl. Axolotls are aquatic animals that can regrow limbs, organs and even parts of their brain. With translucent, rosy little ...

In the muddy waters of Mexican lakes, birds prey on axolotls by clamping their sharp teeth around the salamanders’ limbs and snapping them off. But, unlike humans who can’t regrow missing limbs, ...