Monaghan began working with axolotls on the first day of his Ph.D. program. Back then, "no one knew in the general public what an axolotl was, so I'd have to explain," he says. That's changed ...

This collection of axolotl salamanders has become the largest self-sustaining population in the world. The AGSC staff maintains an average breeding population of 1,000–1,200 adults, as well as a ...

And that creature came to be known as the axolotl. In ancient Aztec tongue, the name 'Axolotl' translates to "water monster," and just as their name suggests, these creatures live their entire ...