Though approximately 1 million of them can be found in labs and pet stores across the world, the axolotl (pronounced ack-suh-lah-tuhl) is on the brink of extinction in the canals of Lake Xochimilco in ...

Axolotls live a simple life. Unlike other pets with demanding social needs, these amphibians are content to explore their ...

For this reason, experts explained to Infobae Mexico the surprising characteristics ... and care to the state of the lake in the mayor's office, since the axolotl is “very important at a ...

Axolotls are able to regrow lost limbs ... the polluted waterways of Xochimilco in the south of Mexico City. They are remnants of a great lake that used to stand where the mega-city of 20 million ...

a natural lake near Mexico City that also happens to be the last remaining habitat for the axolotls—a species related to the salamander. These little guys are actually super adorable ...

After being driven to near extinction from their only natural habitats in Central Mexico, these creatures are now found more in labs than anywhere else. This is because the axolotl is one of ...

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 ...

A group of educational professionals — all women — took a trip this summer to Oaxaca, Mexico, to experience firsthand the ...

(Learn how you can see wild axolotls in Mexico City.) Now, a new study unravels one more mystery about these curious creatures. Their bodies stop one of the key mechanisms of aging—the epigeneti ...

This collection of axolotl salamanders has become the largest ... my senior research project was on the diets of forage fish in Lake Erie. As a graduate student at Kentucky State University ...

Developmental biologists, neurobiologists, and amphibian research scientists find the axolotl an excellent animal model for their research. Not only are axolotls easy to handle, but females ...