Item 1 of 6 An axolotl (Ambystoma mexicanum) swims in an aquarium at the new Axolotl Museum and Amphibians Conservation Centre, which is to promote the protection and study of this endangered ...

Imagine a creature so magical it seems ripped from the pages of a fantasy novel—a being that never truly ages, can regrow lost limbs, and even rebuilds its brain. Meet the axolotl, a rare and ...

MEXICO CITY, Mexico — Legend has it the axolotl was not always an amphibian. Long before it became Mexico’s most beloved salamander and efforts to prevent its extinction flourished, it was a ...