The name axolotl comes from the Aztec god, Xolotl. Xolotl is the god of lightning, fire, and death. He’s often depicted with a dog’s head, but some stories say that he transformed into an ...

From eye to brain—and back Visualizing neural connections allows scientists to map the circuits linking different brain areas. Using viral gene delivery in the axolotl's retina, the scientists ...

"It's an interesting little animal," said Yanet Cruz, head of the Chinampaxóchitl Museum in Mexico City. Its exhibitions focus on axolotl and chinampas, the pre-Hispanic agricultural systems ...

"These are gills," said Yu Mori, head of the reptile department. “They are used for branchial respiration, even after it grows into an adult.” The axolotl is a member of a family of newts ...

Axolotl (pronounced ah-sho-LO-tul ... brain,” said Fernando Gual, head of wild fauna conservation at the zoo. Scientists have also documented its ability to breathe with lungs and gills ...

“It’s an interesting little animal,” said Yanet Cruz, head of the Chinampaxóchitl Museum in Mexico City. Its exhibitions focus on axolotl and chinampas, the pre-Hispanic agricultural ...