An axolotl (ax-a-lot-l) is a creature with big frilly gills like a lion’s mane, tiny eyes with no eyelids and a mouth in the shape of a smile. They come in lots of colors: pink, black, golden or gray.

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, ...

FARGO — When Ray Erickson was in kindergarten, he found a book on a strange breed of Mexican salamanders in a public library. Hungrily, he studied the book for years, and even to this day he’ll flip ...

Axolotls are an incredible species, well known for their stylish looks, pretty pink coloring, and ability to regenerate. Unfortunately, these remarkable creatures are critically endangered. Scientists ...

The axolotl (pronounced: ah SHOH lot), Ambystoma mexicanum, is a large salamander that is currently classified as Critically Endangered because it lives exclusively in the high altitude interconnected ...

On a crisp November morning a little after dawn, grey mist unspools from the surface of the water of a maze of canals and island farms called Xochimilco. I’m just a dozen miles south of the center of ...

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The smiling salamanders can regrow most of their body parts, so researchers are building improved maps of their DNA. By Steph Yin The axolotl, sometimes called the Mexican walking fish, is a cheerful ...

With a fully sequenced genome in hand, scientists hope they are finally poised to learn how axolotls regenerate lost body parts. In a loudly bubbling laboratory at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in ...

Fans of the iconic axolotl could see the critically endangered species stage a comeback in its native Mexico City, as researchers announced their findings that captive-bred axolotls can survive in the ...