A tiny gecko had a big problem: squamous cell carcinoma. How the zoo's vets teamed up to save the creature and make history.

He may only weigh 3 ounces, but this little lizard just helped make veterinary history. Veterinarians at the Smithsonian’s ...

Instead, with an executive order signed last week, Trump has tasked Vance with purging “improper ideology” from Smithsonian institutions, including the National Zoo. That’s right.

But his latest order targeting the National Zoo is right on the mark. The Thursday order gives Vice President JD Vance the authority to “remove improper ideology” from the “Smithsonian ...

Imagine stepping into a world where the boundaries between man and wild seem to fade, where the roar of a lion echoes across ...

National Zoo Lovers Day, celebrated every April 8th, gives us a chance to celebrate the animals (and the people) that make zoos so special. Zoos offer more than just educational programs and ...

These are Asian small-clawed otters, at home in their streamside habitat at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo. Like their name suggests, Asian small-clawed otters have short nails that don’t ...

Humans have used geckos in the pursuit of skin cancer treatments. So it seems fitting that when a gecko at the National Zoo was spotted with tumors, humans went all in to save the little fella.