Fossils at Hammerschmiede reveal a bear species related to the panda, but with a varied diet. The site uncovered 28 predator ...

The Hammerschmiede fossil site in southern Germany has yielded finds from about 11.5 million years ago that have rewritten ...

Philanthropist and Baltimore native David M. Rubenstein pledged $10 Million to the National Zoo for the upcoming return of ...

WASHINGTON — The Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute (NZCBI) received a large donation to help fund ...

Scientists have perfected the recipe to convert giant panda skin cells into stem cells to study the animal’s biology and aid ...

If the pluripotent stem cells can be turned into precursors to egg and sperm cells, the feat could potentially be a big deal for giant panda conservation.

The panda program is getting an upgrade — and the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute has David ...

Inspired by the launch of the Smithsonian Campaign for Our Shared Future last Friday, David M. Rubenstein, co-founder and co-chairman of The Carlyle Group, has pledged $10 million toward the ...

Germany's latest panda twins cubs are thriving just days after their birth, according to the Berlin Zoo who gave an update on Tuesday into the health of the cubs. Born last Thursday to 11-year-old ...

Giant panda Fu Bao is one of the stars of an upcoming documentary. Hello, Grandpa traces Fu Bao’s journey, from her birth at Everland, an amusement park in Yongin, South Korea, to her permanent ...

Meng Meng and the cubs will spend the first period in the back of the panda stable. It will be some time before visitors can see the animals. Berlin Zoo Director Andreas Knieriem said he hopes it ...