In addition to historic monuments, moonlit tours, great walking and hiking trails, and many parks, there are other outdoor ...

Veterinarians at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in Washington, DC, say they successfully treated a leaf-tailed gecko for skin cancer using chemotherapy — a procedure believed to be the first of its ...

Tiny Gecko Becomes First Lizard Treated For Cancer With Chemo At DC’s National Zoo He may only weigh 3 ounces, but this little lizard just helped make veterinary history. Veterinarians at the ...

A tiny gecko had a big problem: squamous cell carcinoma. How the zoo's vets teamed up to save the creature and make history.

As the National Park Service is celebrates National Park Week, a number of other major events are right around the corner in Washington, D.C.

There are six National Parks within an hour and a half radius of the heart of Washington, D.C., that can be visited on ...

WASHINGTON — Chemo for a gecko? Right-o. Humans have used geckos in the pursuit of skin cancer treatments. So it seems fitting that when a gecko at the National Zoo was spotted with tumors ...

14 education and research centers and the National Zoo in Washington, D.C. "Unfortunately, we now stand at the brink of seeing the Smithsonian at its worst: shaped solely by the views and ideology ...

Spring has returned to Washington Square Park, and students and passers-by alike have flocked to the park as the weather ...

A bee swarm sparked alarm in Washington D.C. on Monday, with police warning people to avoid the area.