The government shutdown forces the Smithsonian to close its 19 museums, research centers, and national zoo, though animals ...

The Smithsonian Zoo’s popular animal live cams have gone dark amid the ongoing government shutdown. While the public can’t ...

Lawmakers on both sides braced for a longer shutdown as the Senate prepares for another vote Tuesday to reopen the government ...

On National Face Your Fears Day, Emily Wahls, Tia Ewing and Terrence Lee meet some of the animals that make us squirm — and ...

The father zebra, Khomas, is 7 years old and weighs 825 pounds, while his son, 1-year-old Keanu, is about 550 pounds.

Khomas and Keanu, who weigh 825 pounds and 550 pounds respectively, are both Hartmann's Mountain Zebras, which are typically ...

Panic swept through a zoo after a gorilla suddenly charged at his enclosure, shattering some of the glass. Video captured the moment the 400-pound primate, named Denny, smashed part of a barrier in ...

“Due to the government shutdown, Smithsonian museums are temporarily closed beginning on Sunday, Oct. 12, along with our research centers and the National Zoo. We will update our operating status as ...

Jared Isaacman is an extremely successful entrepreneur, pilot and pioneering force in the nascent world of commercial space ...

Maine Gov. Janet Mills Tuesday launched a Democratic campaign in a pivotal Senate race to unseat Republican Susan Collins, but she’ll have to win a primary against photogenic progressive oysterman ...