Cambridge, Massachusetts — At Harvard, a team of researchers is studying the axolotl, the salamander with the superpower to regrow body parts. "And we want to find out the secrets, like, the actual, ...

In a paper published in the journal Cell, researchers documented how this body-wide response in axolotl salamanders is triggered by the sympathetic nervous system—the iconic "fight or flight" network.

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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 ...

With their goofy grins and feathery gills, axolotls have become stars of the pet world and video games like Minecraft. But these small, smiling salamanders are also helping scientists explore a ...

Axolotls and flatworms regenerate lost body parts through body-wide coordination, not local repair. Scientists analysed that ...

Axolotls have a superpower: The adorable, perpetually smiling salamanders have the ability to regrow missing body parts in just a few weeks. Now, in a new study that scientists say could one day help ...

The axolotl, a type of salamander that stays in the tadpole form throughout its life, is a master of regeneration. Axolotls have been observed to regrow several body parts, including limbs, eyes, and ...

Researchers at Harvard University’s Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology lab sure do axolotl questions. When Jessica Whited’s team isn’t busy coming up with axolotl puns like what you just read, they ...

The axolotl seems like something out of science fiction. This perpetually youthful-looking Mexican salamander possesses a superpower that defies biology as we know it: the ability to regenerate entire ...