News & Stories Photo: Cathy Morris/Burke Museum Photo: Cathy Morris/Burke Museum Filter News All Topics Amphibians & Reptiles Archaeology Art & Artists Birds Bugs Burke at Work Climate Change Dinosaurs Environments Equity & Inclusion Fish Fossils Gems & Minerals Grant project Heritage In the Field Mammals New Burke News Plants & Fungi Research impact Shells & Molluscs All Types News Blog Video Showing 235-243 of 305 articles RSS Feed Blog Seal evolution in the Pacific NorthwestJanuary 19, 2016What can the fossil record tell us about how seals and sea lions evolved into the animals they are today? More Details Blog From teeth to baleen: Fossils hold cluesJanuary 19, 2016Fossil baleen whales from the Pacific Northwest contain insights into how the largest creatures on earth evolved. More Details Blog Pine cones yield a spider first for North AmericaJanuary 8, 2016How did a spider common in Europe make its way to Seattle? We may never know, but it appears to be here to stay. More Details Blog How did totem poles become a symbol of Seattle?November 19, 2015Totem poles are thought of as symbols of Seattle by many, but, in fact, the Indigenous peoples of Washington state did not traditionally carve totems. More Details News Microscopic organisms are key indicators of the health of Puget SoundNovember 13, 2015Tiny organisms called foraminifera have a big story to tell about the health of Puget Sound. More Details News Going batty in the San Juan IslandsOctober 30, 2015Studying how bats are susceptible to land fragmentation, providing information on how to protect these animals. More Details Blog Seeds of the New BurkeOctober 29, 2015The Native plant nursery at Oxbow Farm is growing Northwest Native plants in anticipation of the new Burke facility. More Details Blog Love for people, love for cultureOctober 29, 2015Cory Fuavai is a UW student doing research at the Burke to support of his goal to become a Samoan Matai chief. More Details Blog Cloudy with a chance of horned lizardsOctober 29, 2015Though the lizards may seem like a portal to a bygone era, their habitat and survival faces serious threats today. More Details Pagination First page « First Previous page ‹ Previous … Page 23 Page 24 Page 25 Page 26 Current page 27 Page 28 Page 29 Page 30 Page 31 … Next page Next › Last page Last » Explore More See All Resource Consortium of Pacific Northwest Herbaria More than 2.4 million plant, fungal, lichen, and algal specimen records from the Pacific Northwest. More Details Resource Plants & Fungi of Washington Image Collection Images and information about bloom time, habitat, and distribution range for the plants and fungi species that grow wild in Washington state. More Details Resource Washington Flora Checklist Explore the complete checklist of the vascular plants of Washington state. More Details