At the bottom of a lake in Mexico City lives a creature that should not, by biological rules, be able to do what it does. Cut ...

It has long been understood, and by cultures too various to list, that salamanders have something of the supernatural about them. Their name is thought to derive from an ancient Persian vocable ...

This pink, permanently smiling creature might look like something out of a cartoon, but it is very real. Known as the axolotl ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American Last week, the science community was set ...

The axolotl Ambystoma mexicanum is a popular pet due to its unique and cute appearance. Unlike other salamanders undergoing metamorphosis, axolotls (pronounced ACK-suh-LAH-tuhl) never outgrow their ...

A critically endangered Mexican axolotl has been found in a Welsh river by a 10-year-old girl, marking the first documented discovery of the species in the wild in the United Kingdom. Only 50 to 1,000 ...