The axolotl is at the center of groundbreaking research that could unlock new possibilities in regenerative medicine.

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

Axolotls, with their signature smiles and pink gills, are the celebrities of the salamander world. But they are more than ...

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

Researchers at Northeastern University are studying how the amphibians regrow lost limbs and organs. Their findings could ...

A team at Northeastern University announced Tuesday they discovered a key to limb regeneration in axolotls, the smiley pink salamanders that have become a social media sensation, findings that could ...

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

“We discovered it’s essentially a single enzyme called CYP26b1, that regulates the amount of tissue that regenerates,” ...

The flexible implant measures brain activity during embryonic development in amphibians — plus, a new way to restore damaged ...

Dr. Ryan Walter and Abby Lyons are the Chicago-based couple behind "Doctor Waffle," a TikTok account dedicated to simple ...

It turns out a substance called retinoic acid that’s commonly found in retinol acne treatments is responsible for signaling what body parts an axolotl’s injured cells should regenerate — and ...