You may have come across axolotls – those smiling amphibians with pink, plume-like gills – in pet stores, as plush toys, or even featured in video games. Yet, their growing presence in popular culture ...

A backup artery system ensures that even when their necks twist into extreme positions, blood continues to flow, preventing any damage to their brains. Axolotls, aquatic salamanders, possess one of ...

Last year, it was the axolotl that took pride of place on many products, and the endangered amphibian remains popular. Owls, hedgehogs, foxes and sloths also had recent turns in the spotlight.

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. The capybara – a South American relative of the guinea pig -- is the latest in a long line of “it ...

11 attacks. Dec. 18, 2024 Alone in his cell with only dark thoughts of desperate times, the prisoner put pencil to paper and drew detailed portraits of how American agents tortured him 20 years ago.

Cast portraits for The Traitors Season 3 have been revealed, and this season is a reality TV fan’s dream come true. Selling Sunset, Real Housewives, and Bachelor alumni compete in the new season ...

Axolotls have become especially prevalent in youth culture, partly because younger people find them "incredibly cute," Monaghan says. "They're pink, they have feathers," but aren't birds.

She has painted portraits of Michelle Obama and Breonna Taylor. But much of Amy Sherald’s work is about filling in absent images of everyday Americans. Senior arts correspondent Jeffrey Brown ...

Lorraine viewers recently claimed the Scottish TV show host 'deserves an acting award' after her 'hideously unattractive' portrait was unveiled from show Portrait Artist of the Year. The ...

Brogan Bertie, a trans artist celebrated for his evocative portraits, has been crowned Sky Arts Portrait Artist of the Year 2024. The competition show’s finale aired on Wednesday, 11 December, with ...

Trans artist Brogan Bertie has been named Portrait Artist of the Year and earned a £10,000 commission to paint Lorraine Kelly. The out trans artist was crowned the Sky Arts Portrait Artist of the Year ...