Have you ever seen a creature that seems to smile at you from behind the glass, with feathery gills waving like carnival ...

Here's everything you need to know about the Mexican axolotl salamander — from organ regeneration and conservation efforts, to cultural mystique.

Axolotl. a white and black animal laying on top of rocks. Image via Unsplash The most visually striking feature of axolotls is their set of feathery external gills that crown their heads like exotic ...

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

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

Researchers are studying axolotls -- "small, smiling salamanders" -- in the hopes of learning how humans might one day regrow arms or legs.

Northeastern biologists find secret to limb regeneration in the axolotl salamander, a ‘superstar of cuteness’ ...

Scientists think axolotls could help humans regrow limbs.

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.