Animals These glowing axolotls may hold the secret to human limb regeneration The adorable salamanders are helping scientists investigate a serious question: Could the human body be coaxed to ...

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.

Find out what you need to know about axolotls, including their habitat, life cycle, and what makes them unique.

A Mexican amphibian, the axolotl is believed by many to be the Aztec god of fire and lightning. His name was Xolotl, and he took the form of a salamander to avoid sacrifice. This lore is ...

In the video, the 6-year-old started spinning and screaming with joy after opening axolotl food as one of her gifts. She opened another to find a book about axolotl care.

Amphibians like axolotls are among the most threatened by climate change, but knowing more about what they need to survive in their preferred surroundings can help conservation efforts.

These glow-in-the-dark axolotls can regrow lost limbs — and studying them could eventually help humans do the same.

But wild axolotls, endemic to a single lake in Mexico, are critically endangered due to degradation of their native wetlands, with only 50 to 1,000 individuals left in the wild.

Axolotls are champion regenerators. A surprising chemical makes it possible.

An axolotl, a type of salamander that's become a pop culture phenomenon, is now on display at the Philadelphia Zoo. The creatures are a favorite among kids after they were introduced in the video ...

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.

In the video, the 6-year-old started spinning and screaming with joy after opening axolotl food as one of her gifts. She opened another to find a book about axolotl care.