The closure comes as snowfall is expected to arrive across much of the DMV area late Saturday night.

WASHINGTON — All 21 Smithsonian museums and the National Zoo will close for two days as Washington, D.C. prepares for up to ...

The Smithsonian National Zoo welcomed two sloth bear cub births in December. The first time since 2014.

The cluster of 21 museums will begin opening on Friday, Nov. 14 after closing in mid-October. See exact dates.

Talk about ending the year on a high note.The Smithsonian’s National Zoo closed out 2025 with a rare double dose of good news, welcoming two sloth bear cubs for the first time in more than a ...

The zoo's partnership with Saudi Arabia's Royal Commission aims to create a conservation program similar to the zoo's ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute (NZCBI) in Washington, DC, recently celebrated the birth of two ...

Today's the big day! Giant pandas Bao Li and Qing Bao are making their long-awaited public debut at the Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute in Washington, D.C., ahead of ...

Officials said all Smithsonian museums, research centers and the National Zoo will be closed on Jan. 25-26 due to the storm.

For the first time since 2014, keepers at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute (NZCBI) have welcomed two sloth bear cubs. The cubs were born Dec. 7 at approximately 2:30 ...

Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute (NZCBI) in Washington, DC, recently celebrated the birth of two sloth bear cubs, with NZCBI noting it was the first birth of the species ...