Axolotls are peculiar pets known for their frilly gills and cute little smiles. However, these aquatic amphibians are more than just an appealing appearance. Their history, behaviors, and ...

A convent of Mexican nuns is helping to save one of the world’s most remarkable amphibians: the axolotl ... the Lake Patzcuaro an axolotl-friendly habitat once more and to introduce captive ...

Today’s Google Doodle is a celebration of Lake Xochimilco, a natural lake near Mexico City that also happens to be the last remaining habitat for the axolotls—a species related to the salamander.

The axolotl's talent for regeneration gets scientists ... To block harmful cosmic rays while letting light in, the protective habitat depicted below would use ice. The plan: A shipment of Mars ...