The axolotl, Mexico's adorable salamander known for its baby-like features and remarkable healing abilities, is racing against time. "In 1998, there were 6,000 axolotls per square kilometer," says ...

You never forget your first time seeing a giant salamander, according to Andy Hill. He was a teenager, standing thigh-high in the Watauga River outside Boone, North Carolina, casting a line on an ...