Axolotls and salamanders are fascinating amphibians that often confuse nature enthusiasts due to their similar appearances. While axolotls are technically a type of salamander, they possess distinct ...

Axolotls employ a fascinating triple-breathing system that makes them remarkably adaptable to varying oxygen conditions. Their feathery external gills are their primary respiratory organs, extracting ...

A new study reveals the key lies not in the production of a regrowth molecule, but in that molecule's controlled destruction.

Endangered axolotls bred in captivity can survive in wild, study finds The findings could aid conservation efforts for the beloved species, which is found in only one Mexico City lake.

In Yun’s Dresden lab, the team studied 180 axolotls from four weeks to 21 years of age. Remarkably, the scientists could only create a reliable epigenetic clock for the first four years of an ...

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Axolotls will breed in late winter or early spring. A male will deposit sperm capsules and then provide a mix of visual and chemical signals to help the female locate and take up the capsules ...

In other words, an injured axolotl hand knows not to grow into an arm partly because the enzyme, called CYP26B1, blocks the regeneration process from going further, McCusker explained.