And it’s exactly what happened this year the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute. As 2025 comes to a close, here are a few bite-sized stories that capture both the ...

Smokey Bear. Ham the Space Chimp. Hsing-Hsing and Ling-Ling. Not many animals reach celebrity status, but it’s a bit of a tradition here at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo. In January, we rolled out ...

Two adorable pandas at the Smithsonian National Zoo became giddy in the snow on December 14, as winter weather came to ...

Tree and holiday enthusiasts can be dazzled by Silver Belle, a stunning 53-foot red fir tree that hails from Nevada’s ...

College football’s coaching carousel is slowing down after a dizzying frenzy. Eleven Power Four coaches were fired this fall and another in March. Kentucky's Mark Stoops was the last one shown the ...

Making friends with an apex predator is never easy — especially when that predator is one of the National Zoo’s Great Cats. In today’s episode of “Matt About Town,” we’re trying our best to win over ...

WASHINGTON — The National Zoo is grieving the loss of a 7-year-old sloth named Athena, who died after a "sudden and irreversible" health decline. According to the National Zoo, Athena developed ...

“Brocken Spectre and Glory: Portrait of Temple Grandin” by David Lenz, oil on canvas, 2022. National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; acquired by the Marc Pachter Commissioning Fund and an ...

Make a day of it: The Wharf, a short walk from Arena Stage, goes all out for the holidays, with a 45-foot Christmas tree, festive backdrops for family photos, an ice rink (open through February), ...

The Sunday after the college football regular season concludes typically comes with a flurry of activity, which kicks the coaching carousel into overdrive. But this year's "Black Sunday" might end up ...

No one knows exactly when Gramma the Galápagos tortoise was born on that volcanic chain of Pacific islands. What is clear, though, is that she lived through the fall of empires, two world wars, and ...