Learn what makes axolotls so special and why wild populations in Mexico are on the brink of extinction due to habitat loss.

Scientists have uncovered a giant, ancient salamander fossil in Tennessee.

Among the biggest of its kind, this fossil find is helping scientists trace how today's diverse species are connected.

Axolotls are known for their ability to regrow limbs, organs and even parts of the brain and heart. But the tailed amphibian ...

Researchers at East Tennessee State University discovered a giant salamander species at a renowned fossil site that’s ...

Beekeepers practice good stewardship of the land. This past winter California commercial beekeepers had 62% of their hives die. We don’t know the cause yet and with loss of funding to the USDA, who ...

dragonlike amphibian can be spotted in murals, crafts and socks. Selected bakeries have caused a sensation with axolotl-like bites. Even a local brewery — "Ajolote" in Spanish — took its name ...

All over Mexico, the peculiar, dragon-like amphibian can be spotted in murals ... Even a local brewery — “Ajolote” in Spanish — took its name from the salamander to honor Mexican traditions.

All over Mexico, the peculiar, dragon-like amphibian can be spotted in murals ... Even a local brewery — “Ajolote” in Spanish — took its name from the salamander to honor Mexican traditions.

State Rep. Laurie Osher of Orono presented a bill to name the spring peeper as Maine’s official amphibian. Someone told her they had been scouring other states’ lists of official things ...

collaborated to come up with a scientific name for the amphibian: Ninumbeehan dookoodukah. In the Shoshone language, Teran explains, Ninumbee are spiritual beings known as “Little People.” ...