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

Seeing the “Queen of Christmas” might be a good choice for those who are already decking the halls before the leaves fully ...

As for the animals at the National Zoo and at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute in Front Royal, Va., the ...

It’s not the Philadelphia Zoo balloon, but it is taking things to new heights. The zoo announced that along with the return ...

Bristol Zoo's explanation regarding gorillas remaining at the shuttered zoo has resurfaced, after a viral video sparks ...

You know Halloween is near when you start seeing zoo animals with pumpkins. Officials at the Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium in ...

The Phoenix Zoo is back open for visitors after a powerful storm swept across the Valley earlier this week, leaving a wake of ...

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

IT’S not a pretty job, but shovelling s**t is what Charlie Forsyth and his fellow keepers have to do every morning before ...

The Columbus Zoo has previously declined to fill open records requests, but leadership is now changing that approach.

The Phoenix Zoo is reopening Friday after three days of cleanup following a microburst that caused an estimated $300,000 in damage and revenue loss, including the downing of nearly two dozen trees.

In Tempe, a microburst and thunderstorm on Monday dropped about a half-inch of rain within 10 minutes, according to the ...