MEXICO CITY (AP) — Ecologists from Mexico’s National Autonomous university on Friday relaunched a fundraising campaign to bolster conservation efforts for axolotls, an iconic, endangered fish-like ...

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with scientist Alejandra Ramos, who just led a study about axolotls born in captivity who were released into the wild and survived. We've got some good news for axolotls. Those ...

An axolotl swims in an aquarium at a museum in Xochimilco Ecological Park in Mexico City, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte) MEXICO CITY (AP) — Legend has it the axolotl was not always an ...

Axolotls are native to Mexico and critically endangered in their habitat, but in scientific laboratories they're finally giving up their anti-aging, wound-healing secrets. Photograph By Raquel Saggin ...

HUNTINGTON — Axolotls can now be viewed up close at the Huntington Museum of Art Conservatory, as the aquatic creatures have moved from an indoor pond to an above-ground aquarium. The new aquarium is ...

BOSTON (WHDH) - Six-year-old Marianne Cullen says she was inspired by her love for axolotl salamanders to raise money in honor of her little sister, who has an immunity disorder. “She has an immunity ...

Axolotls can enjoy generous lifespans while in captivity, living 10 to 15 years in the proper conditions. This is a huge improvement from axolotls’ lifespan in the wild; in the face of pollution, ...

We've got some good news for axolotls. Those are adorable little amphibians with feathery gills and cartoonish smiles. The salamanders were once found in lakes and wetlands throughout central Mexico.