Nation & World): The Smithsonian Institution and the National Zoo belong to the people of the United States, and are free to all the public. They are funded by our taxpayer dollars. As such ...

Instead, with an executive order signed last week, Trump has tasked Vance with purging “improper ideology” from Smithsonian institutions, including the National Zoo. That’s right.

In the end, a group led by congressman and former president John Quincy Adams ensured Smithson’s vision was realized. Adams felt that the country was failing to live up to its early promise. He ...

Jennifer Zoon is a communications specialist at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute. She grew up in the Washington, D.C. area and visited the Smithsonian museums often.

Tula-Tu is officially two months old! Zoo officials says the young Asian elephant calf is using her trunk and keeping mom on her toes. “Tula’s trunk dexterity is impressive for her age ...

However, following last year’s tragic death of a teenager during an elephant show, no animal performances were scheduled this year. National Zoo Director Dr Mohammad Rafiqul Islam Talukder said: ...

A major highlight of 2024 was the Smithsonian National Education Summit, which convened over 5,400 educators, librarians, and policymakers from all 50 states and 87 countries. Themed "Together We ...

WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - President Donald Trump’s executive order that could reshape the way the Smithsonian Institution ... Trump specifically called the National Museum of African American ...

This latest executive order breaks with 175 years of tradition in which the Smithsonian has largely operated independently. More than 60% of its annual budget of more than $1 billion comes from ...