After several days of snow closures, the Smithsonian museums and National Zoo will reopen on Wednesday. All 21 Smithsonian ...

Officials said all Smithsonian museums, research centers and the National Zoo will be closed on Jan. 25-26 due to the storm.

The snow and ice are making life difficult for many across the DMV, but for some, it also means playtime and the pandas at the Smithsonian National Zoo are no e ...

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

President Grover Cleveland officially signed an act of Congress into law creating the National Zoological Park in 1889 for ...

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 ...

Today's the big day! Giant pandas Bao Li and Qing Bao are making their long-awaited public debut at the Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute in Washington, D.C., ahead of ...

WASHINGTON — The Giant Pandas at the Smithsonian National Zoo are enjoying the snow that has hit the region. The zoo's Panda Cam on Sunday caught Mei Xiang and Tian Tian doing summersaults, sliding ...

WASHINGTON — After a few days outside the National Zoo, the once-missing bobcat is back home and received a checkup Thursday. Ollie, who escaped from her National Zoo enclosure Monday and was found on ...

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