It went from one of the worst zoos in America to a beloved menagerie filled with disabled and elderly native species. Now the ...

Smithsonian museums and facilities are closed for the foreseeable future as the federal government shutdown continues.

The Smithsonian Institution announced on social media the closure of all its museums and the National Zoo, effective Sunday2, ...

The Smithsonian Institution drew on prior year funds to stay open for 11 days after the shutdown began on Oct. 1.

Read on for some chilling curiosities from the creatures of the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute ...

The shutdown is forcing the closure of a number of America's beloved cultural institutions starting Sunday. Twenty-one ...

The closures would affect some of the most popular tourist attractions in Washington, D.C.—including the National Museum of ...

The zoo reassured the public that the animals will continue to be fed and cared for, but the public will not be able to watch the live animal cameras online.

Fifteen young New England cottontail rabbits born at a New York City zoo have been released into the wild in Maine as part of ...

One problem for the Queens Zoo is making sure it is breeding the right rabbits, because the New England cottontail looks ...

The federal government has shut down, for the first time in almost seven years. How long will the current impasse will last is unclear, as the partisan standoff persists over health care and the short ...