Using environmental DNA analysis and traditional fishing techniques, researchers are seeking answers about the current ...

From TikTok to McDonald’s Happy Meals, Mexico’s ancient axolotl is everywhere, except where it is supposed to be—in the wild.

The story begins with the Aztec God of death and lightning, the Xolotl. As legends have it, he was a monstrous dog that guarded the sun god and ushered souls to the underworld every night.

So far, brain regeneration in the axolotl has been studied with classical methods, such as by employing tracers and antibodies. However, researchers have lacked the tools for capturing the ...

A team of scientists led by James Godwin, Ph.D., of the MDI Biological Laboratory in Bar Harbor, Maine, has come a step closer to unraveling the mystery of why salamanders can regenerate while ...

Here is a eight animal species who can regenerate their body parts. Salamanders tend to regrow their tails, weeks after dropping the old one and the new appendage is fully functional. But some species ...

The axolotl's talent for regeneration gets scientists thinking; dino-era ticks bite; chillin' in a Mars Ice Home; and a mushroom blooms. ByLori Cuthbert and Natasha Daly 4 min read These stories ...

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 ...

An interview with Laura Muzinic, MSc, Associate Director of the Ambystoma Genetic Stock Center Since 1969, the National Science Foundation has continuously funded the AGSC, formerly known as the ...

So far, brain regeneration in the axolotl has been studied with classical methods, such as by employing tracers and antibodies.

The answer to regenerative medicine's most compelling question -- why some organisms can regenerate major body parts such as hearts and limbs while others, such as humans, cannot -- may lie with ...

XOCHIMILCO, Mexico—A homely aquatic salamander with a cartoonish smile and the ability to regenerate lost body parts has become a global phenomenon, appearing as characters in Minecraft ...