The Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute (NZCBI) in Washington, D.C, is preparing for a big pregnancy. On Monday, Nov. 24, the zoo announced that its Asian elephant Nhi Linh ...

The Smithsonian Institution announced on social media the closure of all its museums and the National Zoo, effective Sunday, October 12, 2025. The halt marks an escalation in the impact of the ongoing ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Visitors in line at the Smithsonian Institute's National Air and Space Museum following the end of the federal government shutdown ...

WASHINGTON -- Smithsonian museums and the National Zoo, which receive federal funding, are closing temporarily amid the federal government shutdown. The shutdown impacts all 21 of the Smithsonian's ...

Spring is in full swing in D.C.! Alongside cherry blossoms blooming near the Tidal Basin, the Smithsonian National Zoo is ...

Linh Mai, the first elephant born at the zoo in 25 years, will appear before the general public on April 22.

Panda Bao Li eats bamboo at the Smithsonian National Zoo in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 28. The zoo, as well as other Smithsonian facilities, will be closed beginning on Oct. 12 as the government ...

The three baby wolves were born this winter at the Smithsonian National Zoo’s conservation and research campus in Front Royal, Virginia. Mike Bock Maned wolf Elliana (above) gave birth to one of the ...

Federal workers and poor Americans bore the brunt of the 43-day fiscal standoff, but it also took a toll on the broader economy. By Eileen Sullivan The institution operates some of the most popular ...

Visitors in line at the Smithsonian Institute's National Air and Space Museum following the end of the federal government shutdown in Washington, DC, on Friday. - Pete Kiehart/Bloomberg/Getty Images ...