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New study sheds light on the rise of mammals.

Scientists have developed a portable, handheld real-time DNA sequencer for use in the field.

The invaluable frozen tissue collection was packed with dry ice and carefully moved into the New Burke.

Washington state's first dinosaur fossil is the last object to move from the former Burke Museum and into the New Burke.

A fun “small-world” moment recently happened while packing the fossil preparation lab to move to the new building.

The iconic evergreen forests of the Pacific Northwest haven't always been here.

More than 10,000 people came together to celebrate the final days of the Burke Museum's former facility.

Scientists have just discovered the newest member of that family—an iguana-sized reptile whose name means “Antarctic king.”

SpongeBob’s fictional home is based on an actual place that was the location of 23 U.S. nuclear weapons tests during the Cold War era.