Aneet Padda turned heads at the premiere of her series Hunkkaar: The Roar, showcasing a sophisticated fashion evolution. She ...

At the bottom of a lake in Mexico City lives a creature that should not, by biological rules, be able to do what it does. Cut off one of its legs, and a new one grows back. Damage its spinal cord, ...

A rare form of salamander that eats its own siblings may be the key to unlocking limb regeneration in humans. Known as an axolotl, this unique amphibian, which is described as "smiley-faced" and ...

The Eastern Tiger Salamander has managed to survive in an inhospitable and unlikely habitat in Wisconsin. Courtesy of Tamara Thomsen, Wisconsin Historical Society Dead leaves drift on the green, ...

It has long been understood, and by cultures too various to list, that salamanders have something of the supernatural about them. Their name is thought to derive from an ancient Persian vocable ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American Tet Zoo loves amphibians* (that’s anurans, ...