From providing forensic wooden “fingerprints” to insights on structural engineering, the museum’s collection of rare and wonderful lumber is a prized scientific resource Erin Wunderlich At the ...

The U.S. government shutdown is affecting thousands of federal workers across the Washington, D.C., area, and it’s also leading some popular museums and sites to close temporarily. Some of D.C.'s ...

Erin Wunderlich is a science writing intern at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History. She covers natural history research and collections news for the museum’s blog, Smithsonian Voices.

John F. Kennedy International Airport's newest terminal will be getting a cultural makeover in collaboration with the American Museum of Natural History, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Museum of ...