The adorable salamanders are helping scientists investigate a serious question: Could the human body be coaxed to regrow a ...

A better understanding of how these amphibians grow new appendages may lead to better wound healing—or even new limbs—in ...

Researchers are studying axolotls -- "small, smiling salamanders" -- in the hopes of learning how humans might one day regrow ...

But this adorable species of salamander is also helping researchers investigate a serious medical mystery: Could the human ...

One mystery in limb regrowth is how cells “know” which part of the limb to rebuild. If an axolotl loses its upper arm, it ...

In axolotls, retinoic acid acts like a molecular GPS. Its concentration changes along the length of a regenerating limb, ...

Ryan Reynolds breaks down the superhero inspirations behind his new Nat Geo series including how Deadpool is basically an axolotl and Wolverine could have been a honey badger.

These glow-in-the-dark axolotls can regrow lost limbs — and scientists say studying them could eventually help humans do the ...