The National Zoo will be among a number of Smithsonian locations resuming normal hours Saturday after the federal government ...

Now that the government shutdown has ended after a record-breaking 43 days, DC can finally get back to one of its favorite ...

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

For residents of Washington, D.C., the giant pandas at the Smithsonian National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute are built into the city's identity. The bears have been living at the zoo for ...

The National Zoo’s two-month-old panda cub is starting to spend some time away from protective mom, Mei Xiang. Most recently, the still-unnamed cub weighed in at a healthy 7.7 pounds, and her eyes, ...

The Smithsonian National Zoo in Washington invited the public to celebrate giant panda Qing Bao's fourth birthday on Friday. It's her first birthday at the park."It's been really fun to see her ...

The Smithsonian National Zoo's three giant pandas will leave for China sooner than expected, the zoo told NBC Washington on Wednesday. The pandas — Mei Xiang, Tian Tian and their youngest offspring, 3 ...