The closure comes as snowfall is expected to arrive across much of the DMV area late Saturday night.

The snow and ice are making life difficult for many across the DMV, but for some, it also means playtime and the pandas at ...

WASHINGTON — All 21 Smithsonian museums and the National Zoo will close for two days as Washington, D.C. prepares for up to ...

Talk about ending the year on a high note.The Smithsonian’s National Zoo closed out 2025 with a rare double dose of good news, welcoming two sloth bear cubs for the first time in more than a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute (NZCBI) in Washington, DC, recently celebrated the birth of two ...

The zoo's partnership with Saudi Arabia's Royal Commission aims to create a conservation program similar to the zoo's renowned panda program.

Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute (NZCBI) in Washington, DC, recently celebrated the birth of two sloth bear cubs, with NZCBI noting it was the first birth of the species ...

The Smithsonian National Zoo welcomed two sloth bear cub births in December. The first time since 2014.

Storm deaths were reported in the Northeast, the South and the Plains.

I hope you’re all staying warm amid this winter storm that’s gone through a fair chunk of the US. Your hoddler-in-chief ...

Registration for Wallingford-Swarthmore Classes: opens Jan. 28 at and click on “Registration.” Every class has a limit on the number of participants. So, the sooner you register, the better. March 3 ...

The Smithsonian Institution faced a Tuesday deadline to detail its plans for celebrating the country’s 250th birthday, part of President Donald Trump’s sweeping efforts to purge ...