It is Mexico's first named fossil salamander species and the country's oldest salamander record so far.

The axolotl may look cartoonishly harmless, but beneath its frilly gills lies one of evolution’s most astonishing survival abilities: functional brain regeneration.

The animal world is full of adorable faces that hide some seriously strange features, but few creatures pull off this combo quite like the axolotl. With its cartoonish grin, feather-like gills, and ...

WALES, UK — A routine day exploring a river in Wales turned into a rare wildlife discovery for a 10-year-old girl and her mother. Evie Hill found a Mexican axolotl while wading in a river in Wales on ...

Axolotls are one of the most charismatic and beloved amphibians out there. But did you know that there’s only one place in the whole world where you can find them in the wild? It’s Lake Xochimilco in ...

Meet the axolotl, Mexico City’s endangered, smiling salamander. In the southern part of Mexico City lies Xochimilco, a maze of canals filled with boats, music, food and tourists. It’s also one of the ...

Combining the kawaii appearance of a Pokémon character with the real-world appeal of cuddly creatures such as bunnies and kittens, axolotls are the breakout cuties of the past few years. The ...

My son could not have been more excited, shouting across the aquarium to come look. Was it a turtle? A small shark? When I meandered over to the aquarium window inside the Little Red Schoolhouse ...