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 208-216 of 306 articles RSS Feed News Hidden biodiversity within the birds of western North America’s mountainsNovember 14, 2016Do bird populations living on different mountain ranges evolve independently of one another? More Details Blog A story told in stone and wood: The Coast Salish and historic SeattleOctober 4, 2016This stone woodcarving adze—broken and embedded in a piece of cedar—is unlike most items in our archaeological collections. More Details Blog Tiny microfossil teeth contain insights into evolutionary processOctober 4, 2016Studying microfossil teeth of the Sagebrush Vole from Washington state to understand a pattern of evolution. More Details Blog Rare Siberian bird found dead in Washington stateSeptember 28, 2016A rare Asian songbird was far off course last December when it fatally struck a window on Lopez Island. More Details Blog Antarctica before dinosaursSeptember 14, 2016Burke paleontologists travel to Antarctica to collect 250-million-year-old fossils from the Triassic period. More Details Blog Green Darner Dragonfly: Washington state insectSeptember 8, 2016Meet the Green Darner Dragonfly—the official Washington state insect. More Details Blog The mystery boat from BaliSeptember 7, 2016The Burke Museum has a traditional jukung in its Culture collections, but until recently its origins were a mystery. More Details Blog Local 10-year-old discovers mammoth tooth on Whidbey IslandSeptember 6, 2016A local 10-year-old discovered a fossilized mammoth tooth while walking along the beach on Whidbey Island. More Details News Two new spider families discovered in Washington stateSeptember 2, 2016Burke volunteers discover two spider families new to Washington state. More Details Pagination First page « First Previous page ‹ Previous … Page 20 Page 21 Page 22 Page 23 Current page 24 Page 25 Page 26 Page 27 Page 28 … Next page Next › Last page Last » Explore More See All Resource Amphibians & Reptiles of Washington Explore the diversity of the fascinating amphibians and reptiles found in Washington state. More Details Resource Washington Flora Checklist Explore the complete checklist of the vascular plants of Washington state. More Details Resource The archaeology of Seattle's West Point A 1992 construction site led to a significant discovery of cultural remains of local Native Americans that lived at and used the site for thousands of years. More Details