You may not like needles or giving blood when you go to the doctor’s office, but did you know that blood is an important diagnostic tool for veterinarians? When an animal is feeling sick, one of the ...

Pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders associated with streptococcal infections (PANDAS) is a condition that affects children and can be brought on or made worse by an infection from ...

The District is officially on "panda watch" duty, as we all wait for the two newest giant pandas to arrive from China and make the National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute their home. Their ...

Red pandas are some of the cutest animals out there! They are such adorable creatures with numerous interesting traits. For example, did you know that they are not closely related to actual giant ...

WASHINGTON — As the National Zoo's giant pandas depart D.C., bringing an end to a 50-year relationship between China and the zoo, WUSA9 wanted to take a closer look at how we got here. Back in 1972, ...

Smithsonian Associates presents a conversation with David M. Rubenstein, co-founder of the Carlyle Group, philanthropist and former member of the Smithsonian’s Board of Regents, and Brandie Smith, the ...

The U.S.’s Endangered Species Act (ESA) protects endangered animals and their habitats. It is, unfortunately, dependent on money and legislation, meaning that there is no guarantee that these species ...