Two sihek chicks hatched at the Smithsonian National Zoo’s campus in Front Royal, Virginia, have given hope to a species ...

A baby porcupine born last week at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Institute in D.C. is already receiving visitors, the zoo said Wednesday.

The Smithsonian National Zoo just announced some big news in the world of conservation. The bird is extinct in the wild and ...

The Smithsonian’s National Zoo, in Washington, D.C. has announced one of its elephants is pregnant, the first time a baby elephant will be born at the zoo in 25 years. The zoo says 12-year-old Nhi ...

The Smithsonian Institution museums and the National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute have temporarily closed due to the government shutdown. Because the museums and the zoo are part of the ...

Smithsonian museums, research centers and the National Zoo are closed as the partial government shutdown continues. The Smithsonian Institution touts itself as the world’s largest complex of museums, ...

Now that the government shutdown has ended after a record-breaking 43 days, DC can finally get back to one of its favorite pastimes–going to the free Smithsonian museums and the National Zoo.

Tall, graceful, and among the rarest birds on earth. Here are eight things you probably didn't know about this awe-inspiring ...

WASHINGTON — For the first time since last Christmas, all Smithsonian museums and the National Zoo are closed as emergency funds, that had allowed them to stay open during their usual weeklong ...