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Two new spider families discovered in Washington state

September 2, 2016

Burke volunteers discover two spider families new to Washington state.

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Burke Museum team discovers a T. rex

August 17, 2016

Burke Museum paleontologists discovered a T. rex in Montana, including a very complete skull.

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The mysterious early lives of Puget Sound fishes

August 10, 2016

Researchers are uncovering new insights about the early stages of life for several Puget Sound fishes.

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Shovelnose canoes once again journey the Columbia River

July 28, 2016

A groundbreaking project to reestablish traditional dugout canoe culture among their five Inland Northwest member tribes.

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Fossil whale on display at Burke Museum is new species

July 27, 2016

The 27-million-year-old fossil whale on display at the Burke Museum is officially a new species!

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How, and when, did modern dolphins evolve?

July 6, 2016

Exploring how (and when) whales, dolphins and porpoises evolved the ability to efficiently swim through the water.

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How to 3D print a mammoth

June 15, 2016

The Burke Museum and College of Engineering are collaborating to scan and 3D print a large-scale mammoth.

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Growth and re-use: New Burke landscaping

June 12, 2016

Over the next three years, some 70,000 native plants will be grown for the New Burke landscape.

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Challenging perceptions: Portrait of a researcher

June 8, 2016

They come from diverse backgrounds and life experiences, but have come together to change perceptions.

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a pressed plant specimen on a herbarium sheet Resource

Consortium of Pacific Northwest Herbaria

More than 2.4 million plant, fungal, lichen, and algal specimen records from the Pacific Northwest.

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Mammal Diversity

An interactive tree diagram showing the pathways of relatedness and historical evolution of today’s 29 different mammal orders.

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Spider Myths

Spider expert Rod Crawford tackles the most common myths he hears in an attempt to set the record straight about spiders.

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