Despite capturing hearts around the world, the wild axolotl — an aquatic salamander with feathery frills and a soft smile — faces extinction. Fortunately, for both axolotls and their fans ...

While the wild axolotl population may only number a few ... They are very good to eat. They are food for the lords.” But today, more than a delicacy, they are a symbol of resistance, a vestige ...

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with scientist Alejandra Ramos, who just led a study about axolotls born in captivity who were released into the wild and survived. We've got some good news for axolotls.

Axolotls are everywhere online due to their popularity on TikTok and in Minecraft, but they aren’t very common in the wild. The salamanders are native only to Lake Xochimilco in Xochimilco ...

Axolotls are easily bred in labs, but preventing their extinction in the wild has long posed a more difficult challenge. They are listed as critically endangered by the International Union for ...

Now they’ve largely disappeared, and they are critically endangered. One estimate says fewer than a thousand adults remain in the wild. But a new study suggests axolotls could have a chance at a ...

One estimate says fewer than a thousand adults remain in the wild. But a new study suggests axolotls could have a chance at a comeback. Here to tell us more is Alejandra Ramos. She is the lead ...