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.

The salamanders have become a pop culture phenomenon, and one named Maxolotl is at the Reptile and Amphibian House.

If you want an axolotl as a pet, you can choose from a rainbow of colors, such as albino, brown, green, gold, lavender, and mosaic. As popular as they are, you will rarely see pink or white ...

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 ...

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 ...

Today’s Google Doodle is a celebration of Lake Xochimilco, a natural lake near Mexico City that also happens to be the last remaining habitat for the axolotls—a species related to the salamander.