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 253-261 of 305 articles RSS Feed Blog Tiny crystals show major ecosystem changeOctober 8, 2015By extracting phytoliths from once-living plants, scientists were able to uncover a story of vegetation change in response to climate. More Details News Understanding Earth's largest extinctionOctober 8, 2015The Zambian and Tanzanian fossil beds preserved both plants and animals, providing information on paleoclimate before and after extinction. More Details Blog A one-of-a-kind shell collectionOctober 7, 2015What started as a hobby led to a one-of-a-kind collection of 100,000 shells from all over the world and incredible research potential. More Details Blog Big data, small birdsOctober 7, 2015The mystery of these tiny, but hearty, birds' migratory patterns is starting to unfold. More Details News Known fish species living in the Salish Sea increasesSeptember 30, 2015In total, 253 fish species have been recorded in the Salish Sea, and that’s about 14 percent more than in the last count. More Details Blog 10 of the weirdest fishes at the BurkeSeptember 30, 2015You thought you had a quirky feature? You’ve got nothing on these fish! More Details Blog Duwamish meanders: A river ran through itSeptember 26, 2015For millennia, the Duwamish River sustained a diverse ecosystem before a dramatic transformation wrought by human engineering. More Details Here & Now: Native Artists InspiredJuly 15, 2015The vitality of the Native art scene in the Northwest continues to grow in creative and unexpected ways, but connections to older artworks often provide the spark that keeps Native artists inspired. More Details Blog For the love of bizarre deep-sea fishesJuly 7, 2015That’s a face only a mother could love!… Or maybe a scientist? More Details Pagination First page « First Previous page ‹ Previous … Page 25 Page 26 Page 27 Page 28 Current page 29 Page 30 Page 31 Page 32 Page 33 … Next page Next › Last page Last » Explore More See All Resource Spider Myths Spider expert Rod Crawford tackles the most common myths he hears in an attempt to set the record straight about spiders. More Details Resource Amphibians & Reptiles of Washington Explore the diversity of the fascinating amphibians and reptiles found in Washington state. 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