Members of the U.S. Army Parachute Team Golden Knights make their landing during the Army Birthday Twilight Tattoo event at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, June 11, 2025.

Axolotls can regrow limbs. Could they one day help us do the same? A better understanding of how these amphibians grow new appendages may lead to better wound healing—or even new limbs—in humans.

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. April 30, 2025 ...

With a silly smile and frilly gills, the axolotl has wriggled its way into the hearts of millions, becoming a popular aquarium pet and pop culture icon in video games, children’s books and toy ...

For that reason, captive-bred axolotls—which are a light pink in color—are common research subjects for biologists, who have long been fascinated by their ability to defy aging. (Learn how you ...

Axolotl cells can remember where they belong in the body, and under the right conditions, this positional memory can be rewritten. Saturday, Jun 21, 2025. New Delhi o C. Subscribe. Sign in.

Axolotl tail or limb injury activates a specific group of telencephalon neurons in the brain, increasing Erk and neurotensin signaling, both essential for effective regeneration. Blocking these ...

Critically endangered axolotls that were captive-bred then released into wetlands in Mexico City have successfully adapted to the wild, a new study has found, giving new hope to scientists trying ...

Scientists in Mexico have found that axolotls bred in captivity can survive and thrive in their native habitat—which is great news for the species.

Can Mexico bring back the endangered axolotl? Pollution has cut the amphibian’s numbers by 99.5 percent, but scientists believe Mexico’s cultural icon could return.

A worker shows an axolotl in a hatchery to preserve the species on August 19, 2019 in Mexico City, Mexico. CREDIT: Eyepix/NurPhoto via Getty Images. NurPhoto ...

But wild axolotls, endemic to a single lake in Mexico, are critically endangered due to degradation of their native wetlands, with only 50 to 1,000 individuals left in the wild.