MEXICO CITY (AP) — Ecologists from Mexico's National Autonomous university on Friday relaunched a fundraising campaign to bolster conservation efforts for axolotls, an iconic, endangered fish-like ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Scientist Dr. Randal Voss gets the occasional reminder that he’s working with a kind of superstar. When he does outreach events ...

The axolotl, a type of salamander that stays in the tadpole form throughout its life, is a master of regeneration. Axolotls have been observed to regrow several body parts, including limbs, eyes, and ...

The axolotl may look cartoonishly harmless, but beneath its frilly gills lies one of evolution’s most astonishing survival abilities: functional brain regeneration.

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.

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 ...