Despite the creatures’ regenerative abilities, scientists are no longer finding them in their natural habitat of Xochimilco, ...

“This species is quite peculiar,” said biologist Arturo Vergara, who supervises axolotl preservation efforts in various institutions and cares after specimens for sale at a hatchery in Mexico ...

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Legend has it the axolotl was not always an amphibian. Long before it became Mexico’s most beloved salamander and efforts to prevent its extinction flourished, it was a ...

Axolotl (pronounced ah-sho-LO-tul ... but can also regenerate damaged parts of the heart after a heart attack. Many lizard species such as the green iguana and bearded dragon are also able ...

By testing different AAV serotypes—variants that target different cell types—the scientists identified the most effective serotype for delivering transgenes into axolotl neurons. Using this ...

Though biologists, historians and officials led efforts to save the species and its habitat from extinction, a parallel, unexpected preservation phenomenon emerged. Axolotl attracted international ...