Elizabeth C. Babcock, the founding director of the Smithsonian American Women's History Museum in Washington, D.C., returns ...

The government shutdown forces the Smithsonian to close its 19 museums, research centers, and national zoo, though animals remain cared for.

The goats are expected to clear roughly 25 acres of the ski area. Jay Peak Resort Staff at Jay Peak Resort typically spend September and October mowing and weed-whacking the slopes to get them ready ...

Pine martens once lived throughout the woodlands of southwest England. But more than a century ago, the small, weasel-like creatures disappeared from the region, largely due to habitat loss and ...

Eight teams have made it into the MLB's wild-card series in pursuit of making it to their division's playoff series, and six are playing in a do-or-die Game 3 on Thursday. The four wild-card series ...

Smithsonian continues 'Giant Panda Cam' broadcast despite government shutdown The Smithsonian’s National Zoo is still running a live broadcast of its many animals, despite the federal government being ...

WASHINGTON — With a potential government shutdown just hours away, a D.C. institution announced plans to use funding to stay open for at least six days. The government's current budget runs out on ...

Having been through more than one federal government shutdown, Washington, D.C.'s arts and cultural institutions know the drill. Visitors will find some shuttered doors but also find plenty of ...

A former NASA astronaut turned US senator has joined with other lawmakers to insist that his two rides to space remain on display in the Smithsonian. “Why should hundreds of millions of taxpayer ...

The look on the curator’s face said it all, and the intensity of the conversation was escalating by the moment. Confusion to worry. Worry to dread. “I want to do this,” the curator said. “But I don’t ...