Axolotls are members of a class of animals called amphibians, which also includes frogs. Amphibians lay their jelly-like eggs in water, and the eggs hatch into water-dwelling larval states. (In ...

Axolotls might be cute enough to feature in a wide variety of games, TV shows, and children's toy brands, but that's not all that makes them special: The species is also exceptionally good at ...

Axolotls can regrow limbs. Could they one day help us do the same? A better understanding of how these amphibians grow new appendages may lead to better wound healing—or even new limbs—in humans.

First, it was narwhals. Then, llamas. Now, axolotls are coming for America’s children. The salamanders are the hottest creature in kids’ departments this winter. Children can dress plush ...

Axolotls have captured the human imagination for centuries, as evidenced by their roles in Aztec religion and stories, but the early 21st century seems to be a high point for them.

Axolotls, a scientific wonder with regeneration capabilities, are racing toward extinction. Ecologists are giving the public an opportunity to adopt them.

As an ecologist, Zambrano never entertained any strategy to save the axolotl that did not involve first restoring its habitat. But “this isn’t the middle of Borneo or the great plains of the ...

November 12, 2024 Axolotls are everywhere, including now at the Philadelphia Zoo The salamanders have become a pop culture phenomenon, and one named Maxolotl is at the Reptile and Amphibian House.