(NewsNation) — Axolotls have captured attention for their cuteness, but new research shows the smiling salamanders could advance scientific goals to regrow human limbs. Axolotls have significant ...

Axolotls are considered Critically Endangered by the IUCN, with researchers estimating that only 50 to 1,000 remain in the wild. They are found in just one high-altitude lake in Mexico called Lake ...

Axolotls, with their signature smiles and pink gills, are the celebrities of the salamander world. But they are more than just cute: They might also hold the secret to regenerating human limbs.

Axolotls have a superpower: The adorable, perpetually smiling salamanders have the ability to regrow missing body parts in just a few weeks. Now, in a new study that scientists say could one day ...

Axolotls don’t naturally glow in the dark. To observe the signaling cues of retinoic acid, Monaghan’s team used genetically modified axolotls that gleam fluorescent green wherever the molecule ...