Axolotls look easy to care for at first. They stay still most of the day, rarely make noise, and often seem fine even when ...

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

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - A new museum and conservation center dedicated to Mexico's critically endangered axolotl salamander is highlighting the amphibian's remarkable story that has captured the ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American Last week, the science community was set ...

It has long been understood, and by cultures too various to list, that salamanders have something of the supernatural about them. Their name is thought to derive from an ancient Persian vocable ...

Axolotls are bizarre: what they look like, how they exist, where they come from, and how and why they recently became so popular. Never heard of them? No worries, you will soon, as these strange ...

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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 from ...

Different cell types have different functions. They are able to specialize in certain roles because they each express different genes. Understanding what types of cells are in the brain and what they ...

A new 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 and ...