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

The adorable salamanders are helping scientists investigate a serious question: Could the human body be coaxed to regrow a lost arm or leg?

But these small, smiling salamanders are also helping scientists explore a medical mystery: Can people someday regrow arms or legs? Axolotls are special because they can regrow body parts no ...

Imagine, then, a jovial-looking salamander with a rounded snout and four stubby legs emerging from the ground at night. Under the cover of darkness, it hunts for food such as slugs, ants ...

What if the key to human limb regeneration wasn’t buried in sci-fi dreams—but already in your medicine cabinet? Scientists at ...

The large freshwater salamanders have a rapidly declining population ... four short, stout legs and a long rudder-like tail, according to the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation ...