Research impact

Fossil baleen whales from the Pacific Northwest contain insights into how the largest creatures on earth evolved.

How did a spider common in Europe make its way to Seattle? We may never know, but it appears to be here to stay.

Tiny organisms called foraminifera have a big story to tell about the health of Puget Sound.

Studying how bats are susceptible to land fragmentation, providing information on how to protect these animals.

Cory Fuavai is a UW student doing research at the Burke to support of his goal to become a Samoan Matai chief.

How hard can a bat bite, and why does it matter? Curator Sharlene Santana explains the evolutionary insights to be learned from bite force.

Ted Pietsch retired in July after 37 years as Burke Museum curator of fishes and professor in the UW School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences.

WA State Dept. of Ecology scientist Maggie Dutch partners with the Burke’s Puget Sound Foram Research Lab to study Puget Sound.

The recovery and preparation of Washington's first dinosaur fossil nicknamed Suciasaurus.