Despite the creatures’ regenerative abilities, scientists are no longer finding them in their natural habitat of Xochimilco, ...

If you are the proud owner of an aquarium full of fish, then you know that discovering a new accessory to add to the tank is ...

SARASOTA, Fla. - Two axolotls just arrived at Sarasota Jungle Gardens. There will be a lot of kids peering their faces into the aquarium tank that houses the new underwater creatures.

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 sneaky god.

According to Montero, the myth implies that, after a god's passing, its essence gets imprisoned in a mundane creature, ...

MEXICO CITY — 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 sneaky god.

Through the glass of a fish tank, where academic institutions preserve them and hatcheries put them up for sale, axolotl are hard to spot. Their skin is usually dark to mimic stones — though an ...

Current fascination toward axolotl and its rise to sacred status in pre-Hispanic times is hardly a coincidence. It was most likely sparked by its exceptional biological features, Montero said. Through ...