The quest to save the axolotl — the frilly faced, critically endangered amphibian whose quirky looks and otherworldly vibe have endeared it to fans globally — centers on a lake in Mexico City.

From regenerative abilities that seem straight out of science fiction to their neotenic development that keeps them forever young, axolotls challenge our understanding of what’s biologically possible.

However, despite their popularity in captivity, axolotls face a dire situation in their natural habitat, where they are critically endangered. Conservation efforts to reintroduce captive-bred axolotls ...

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. Retinoic acid ...

With an estimated 8.75 million living species on earth, there are always going to be some weird and unusual animals you've ...

When an axolotl loses a limb ... a team of researchers at Northeastern University has traced this regenerative map to a molecule familiar to anyone who’s ever used anti-acne cream: retinoic ...

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Species clustering based on index of association. Habitat codes as in Figure 3. Table 2. The main habitats described in the Cape Tuzla and the Mangalia Sulfur springs MPAs, according to the EUNIS ...