Although often glossed over, the human liver is a pretty amazing organ. Not just because it’s pretty much the sole thing that prevents our food from killing us, but also because it’s the only organ in ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. This frilly-gilled amphibian never leaves its tadpole stage ...

Living in a murky lake around Mexico City, surrounded by aggressive and cannibalistic neighbors, the axolotl lives at constant risk of losing a limb to a neighbor's nibble. Fortunately, lost limbs ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Axolotls (Ambystoma mexicanum) have the incredible ability to regenerate limbs, and even entire organs. And of course, people want ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. an axolotl, or mexican salamander, looking at the camera with pink frills around its face an axolotl, or mexican salamander, ...

Axolotls (Ambystoma mexicanum) are a critically endangered species of salamander. The species has only one natural habitat remaining, a series of canals in Mexico City, and only 50 to 1,000 axolotls ...

Scientists are working toward establishing the Mexican salamander, or axolotl, as a laboratory model for the study of regeneration. With the ability to regenerate almost any body part, the axolotl is ...

Imagine losing an arm in an accident, only to grow it back exactly as it was before, right down to the fingerprints. Such regenerative power is standard fare for comic-book superheroes (Marvel’s ...

Axolotls, the permanently aquatic salamanders native to Mexico, can regrow limbs, spinal cords, and even parts of their hearts. But recent research has revealed something that caught scientists off ...

The adorable and enigmatic axolotl is capable of regenerating many different body parts, including limbs, organs, and even portions of its brain. Scientists hope that a deeper understanding of these ...

IMBA- Institute of Molecular Biotechnology of the Austrian Academy of Sciences Living in a murky lake around Mexico City, surrounded by aggressive and cannibalistic neighbors, the axolotl lives at ...