Xochimilco, nestled in the heart of Mexico City, is home to the 'chinamperos,' farmers who have used indigenous techniques to ...

Xochimilco, nestled in the heart of Mexico City, is home to the ‘chinamperos,’ farmers who have used indigenous techniques to ...

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Using environmental DNA analysis and traditional fishing techniques, researchers are seeking answers about the current ...

Axolotls are a type of salamander native to Mexico. In recent years, they have risen to popularity due to their inclusion in ...

In the last big survey of axolotls in Xochimilco in 2014, they numbered no more than 35 per square kilometer, down from 6,000 in 1998. Mexican researchers said a new survey, due this summer ...

XOCHIMILCO, Mexico—A homely aquatic salamander ... Fortnite and Pokémon and inspiring a McDonald’s Happy Meal toy. Where the axolotl can barely be found: in its natural habitat in Mexico.

(bright music) - This maze of canals is one of the last remnants of a lake system that ... and save the last wild axolotls of Mexico City. (gentle music) Xochimilco is a bustling borough in ...

Lake Baikal measures 12,239 square miles (31,700 square kilometers), making it Earth's seventh-largest lake.It is not only the world's oldest lake but also the deepest one, at about 1 mile (1.6 ...

The Xochimilco wetland, located in the south of the Mexican ... he threw himself into the lake in the shape of an axolotl. This small sacred animal, whose name means “water monster,” is once again in ...

An axolotl swims in an aquarium at a museum in Xochimilco Ecological Park in Mexico City. Marco Ugarte The Associated Press A figure of an axolotl sits on display at a museum in Xochimilco Ecological ...