This collection of axolotl salamanders has become the largest self-sustaining population in the world. The AGSC staff maintains an average breeding population of 1,000–1,200 adults, as well as a ...

Wild axolotls might be godlike in their evolved ability to reaccess embryonic instructions to regenerate organs and limbs — ...

to grow tissues and organs in medicine. The nuns also began to breed and rear their axolotls for medical reasons. They use the salamander as the key ingredient in a traditional Mexican remedy for ...

With its goggling eyes and signature smiley face, the axolotl became Japan's favorite water creature after it was featured in a TV ad in the 1980s. At iZoo, a facility in Kawazu, Shizuoka ...

The axolotl's talent for regeneration gets scientists thinking; dino-era ticks bite; chillin' in a Mars Ice Home; and a mushroom blooms. ByLori Cuthbert and Natasha Daly 4 min read These stories ...

A museum and conservation centre dedicated to Mexico’s critically endangered axolotl salamander is highlighting the amphibian’s remarkable story that has captured the attention of scientists ...