Pushed to the brink of extinction by the year 2000, the oryx is turning into one of conservation's most impressive success stories, thanks in part to Smithsonian science.

To find out why Eastern box turtles are declining across Virginia, Smithsonian staff are getting creative.

Hiding in Appalachia’s cool mountain streams is one impressively large salamander.

Giant panda Bao Li celebrated turning 5 years old with a shark-themed birthday bash, complete with a fruitsicle "cake" and boat buoy enrichment.

Smithsonian researchers have identified the genetic relationships among all the Hawaiian honeycreeper species that were known to exist since the arrival of Europeans to the islands.

Feast your eyes on our frisky bat-eared fox kits—the first born here in 75 years—in this keeper Q&A!

Join us in celebrating the dedicated professionals who care for our animal ambassadors!

Look who’s learning to “elephant paddle!” Linh Mai, our 5-month-old Asian elephant calf, reached a major milestone this week: baby’s first swim!