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Otters, Tools, and Teeth: A success story

May 28, 2024

A new study has found that sea otters are able to eat harder, larger prey and reduce tooth damage by using tools.

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Burke Museum receives NEA grant for upcoming exhibition, Woven in Wool

May 15, 2024

$50,000 award comes from the Endowment’s Grants for Arts Projects program.

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2023 DIG Field School Classroom Connections, Part 4

April 19, 2024

As we wrap up the school year, meet more of the teachers who participated in the 2023 DIG Field School and see how they are taking what they learned back to their classrooms.

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Meet the 2024 DIG Field School Instructors

April 19, 2024

Meet some of the students and Burke staff who will be out supporting the 2024 DIG Field School this summer.

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Estella Leopold: Researching the past to inform the present

March 20, 2024

Dr. Estella Leopold, a pioneering paleobiologist and professor emerita of biology at UW, passed away on February 25, 2024, at the age of 97.

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Unexpected Early Whales in the North Pacific

February 26, 2024

The paleontology collections have been busy with visiting researchers. Let's meet a few!

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Gorgonpsids and Growth Strategies

February 26, 2024

Meet Alex Acker, a recent visiting researcher who came to the Burke as part of the Vertebrate Paleontology Collection Study Grant.

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Fusion Evolution of Whale Mandibles

February 26, 2024

Meet Rebecca Strauch, a recent visiting researcher who came to the Burke as part of the Vertebrate Paleontology Collection Study Grant.

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The Origin of Complex, Bird-like Lungs in Archosaurs

February 26, 2024

Meet Paul Byrne, a recent visiting researcher who came to the Burke as part of the Vertebrate Paleontology Collection Study Grant.

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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.

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Mammals of Washington

Washington is home to 141 species of mammals. Learn all about their habits and habitats, what they eat, where they live, and more.

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Idaho Wildflowers App

The Burke Museum Herbarium and its partners have released plant identification apps for the wildflowers of Idaho.

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