Health experts say walking is an easy way to improve physical and mental health, bolster fitness and prevent disease.

The Zoo said the money will greatly help the venue, especially since 80,000 school-aged youngsters visit each year.

The John Ball Zoo as we know it is more than 70 years old – but its roots date back even further, all the way back to the ...

Songbirds fill the stories of the Chamorro people of the Mariana Islands and Guam. In one story, a woman dressed in blue and ...

Tom Hagen has exemplified a life of service in a variety of endeavors for the benefit of his community, his commonwealth, and ...

Not every adventure needs to break the bank or empty your wallet. As a local to the Northern Virginia area, I am in awe of ...

From June through October in any given year, if you hike in the Mt. Zirkel, Sarvis Creek or Flat Tops wilderness areas, or ...

The Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute announced the loss of Kamala, a cherished Asian elephant who served as both a beloved zoo member and an advocate for her species.

Kamala, a longtime member of the Smithsonian’s National Zoo’s Asian elephant herd, was euthanized Saturday in D.C. following years of struggling with osteoarthritis. Even while measures were ...

London Zoo keepers have captured striking photographs of their most "superstition-shrouded" nocturnal residents with a night-vision technique. Capturing the wide-eyed stare of the bushbaby and the ...

The return of a black-and-white, four-legged animal caused the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute to close to the public on October 15 of this year. Two three-year-old ...