Many of us have experienced the loss of a pet. It’s a feeling that words can hardly capture—horrendous, often surprisingly so ...

If your family’s New Year resolutions include less screen time, Lehigh Valley school librarians have you covered with book recommendations perfect for elementary, middle and high school students — and ...

Raising children in the DC area is an amazing adventure—it certainly has been for my family! From free museums and nature ...

Making Room for Families in Our Community Much of everyday life is designed for adults, but not families. School ends hours before the workday does. Childcare […] ...

Nearing the end of his sentence, the convicted Wall Street wizard, feeling both oddly safe in his spartan confinement but not quite penitent for his overzealous trading misdeeds, feared and ...

Two female South African lion cubs have been born at the Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle. The cubs were born to first-time ...

“Two-Headed Chicken: Chaos in the Cosmic Library” by Tom Angleberger. (Ages 7-10. Candlewick Press. $14.99.) The ...

St. Louis Zoo keeper Cora Port interacts with a group of Chilean flamingos, on Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025, as they stretch their wings during their regular exercise and acclimation session. The birds, ...

The Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute is home to more than 2,200 animals across its campuses in D.C. and Virginia. The zoo was the first in the United States to hire a ...

From lemurs and red pandas to meerkats and monkeys, animals at the Central Coast Zoo in Atascadero celebrated an early Christmas on Saturday. Guests watched as animals tore into holiday presents from ...

You can get a glimpse of Brookfield Zoo's 3,400 animals -- including polar bear, wolves, giraffes and many more -- without paying a penny this winter. The suburban zoo has expanded its winter free ...

Human beings are not animals. Or, at least, we’re not animals in the way those animals are. Children are chided for eating like pigs; brawling teenagers are discouraged from fighting like cats and ...