Living outside their natural Chinese habitat can disturb giant pandas’ internal rhythms, a finding that could lead to better ...

Visitors to Roger Williams Park Zoo can now see the first red pandas ever born at the zoo. Sokka and Katara, born July 4, had ...

From October 24 to 27, Chengdu, China, hosted the "Invitation from the Hometown of Pandas–Chengdu Panda Week" series of ...

The original soft power couple from post-war China was a pair of giant pandas, Ping Ping and Qi Qi, sent to the Soviet Union ...

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

Lawmakers on both sides braced for a longer shutdown as the Senate prepares for another vote Tuesday to reopen the government ...

Smithsonian museums and the National Zoo officially shut down to the public Sunday due to the government shutdown, which is on Day 13. The Smithsonian announced Friday on the social platform X that ...

Smithsonian museums and the National Zoo shut their doors Sunday as the government shutdown enters its third week, the Smithsonian Institution posted on its website. The Smithsonian Institute’s 19 ...

The shutdown is forcing the closure of a number of America's beloved cultural institutions starting Sunday. Twenty-one ...

The Smithsonian Institution museums and the National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute have temporarily closed due to the government shutdown. Because the museums and the zoo are part of the ...

An FAQ on the National Zoo website said all animals will be fed and cared for during the shutdown. But the zoo's live animal cameras − including the beloved Giant Panda Cam − are considered ...

More federally operated attractions in Washington, such as the Smithsonian museums will close if the shutdown continues.