The Smithsonian’s National Zoo announces the death of Murphy, the Komodo dragon who was a crowd-pleaser for nearly 25 years.

Staff at Smithsonian’s National Zoo in the District are mourning the death of a male gray seal, Gunther, at the age of 33, ...

Reptile Discovery Center staff at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute’s (NZCBI) campus in Washington, D.C., are mourning the loss of Murphy, a 26-year-old male Komodo ...

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A video showing saffron-clad saints riding a vehicle resembling a dragon-shaped boat is going viral on social media. It is being claimed that these saints were travelling to Maha Kumbh Mela in ...

In fact, she’s no diva at all. She’d rather play willing captive to a nest of giant dragons, where she can show off her keen skills as head chef, party hostess and librarian — and ultimately ...

This group is diverse, with an increasing number who say they are of two or more races. For Black History Month, here are key facts about the nation’s Black population. In this analysis, the ...

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President Donald Trump speaks from Emancipation Hall as House Speaker Mike Johnson, from left, his wife Kelly Johnson, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., and his wife Jennifer Scalise ...

“Honestly, there was not a ton to fact-check” about Trump’s official speech, Dale admitted to CNN colleague Jake Tapper. However, Dale then exposed some of the “nonsense” that Trump had parroted in ...