Meet Belly, Conrad, and Jeremiah, three axolotls rescued by the Cheyenne Animal Shelter, highlighting the need for awareness ...

Axolotls live a simple life. Unlike other pets with demanding social needs, these amphibians are content to explore their aquarium’s crevices and enjoy the occasional bloodworm treat. They don’t live ...

The axolotl seems like something out of science fiction. This perpetually youthful-looking Mexican salamander possesses a superpower that defies biology as we know it: the ability to regenerate entire ...

Axolotls have a superpower: The adorable, perpetually smiling salamanders have the ability to regrow missing body parts in just a few weeks. Now, in a new study that scientists say could one day help ...

Researchers at Northeastern University are studying how the amphibians regrow lost limbs and organs. Their findings could someday help humans do the same. Share on Facebook (opens in a new window) ...

A better understanding of how these amphibians grow new appendages may lead to better wound healing—or even new limbs—in humans. Axolotls are native to Mexico and critically endangered in their ...