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 163-171 of 320 articles RSS Feed Blog A sign that the New Burke is on the wayMay 21, 2018The first of two new signs was installed at the New Burke earlier today! More Details Video Going to the end of the Earth to uncover fossil life in AntarcticaMay 9, 2018A paleontology research expedition to Antarctica—one of the most difficult places to do fieldwork in the world. More Details Blog A fitting first object: Madrone tree specimen moves into the New BurkeApril 17, 2018A specimen from a tree that once stood on the site of the new Burke Museum is the first object to be moved into the new building. More Details Blog New species of fossil dolphin from the Pacific NorthwestApril 16, 2018Meet Wimahl chinookensis, a new species of fossil dolphin that lived about 18 million years ago in the waters of the Pacific Northwest. More Details Video The soles of the Japanese GulchApril 13, 2018Researcher Ashley Pickard visits the Burke Museum to study shoe samples from the Japanese Gulch archaeological site. More Details News Coast Salish art piece will welcome visitors to the New BurkeApril 9, 2018The Burke Museum has commissioned a Coast Salish art piece for the lobby of the New Burke. More Details Video Construction on the New Burke is completeMarch 28, 2018Less than two years later after the New Burke’s groundbreaking, construction is complete! More Details News Decade of fossil collecting in Africa gives new perspective on Triassic periodMarch 28, 2018UW paleontologists, including Burke curator Christian Sidor, have uncovered new fossils in Zambia and Tanzania. More Details Blog Fossilized remains of prehistoric seal is a new speciesMarch 22, 2018Visiting researcher Dr. Robert Bossenecker recently discovered a new species of prehistoric seal in the Burke’s paleontology collection. More Details Pagination First page « First Previous page ‹ Previous … Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Current page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Page 22 Page 23 … Next page Next › Last page Last » Explore More See All Resource Mammal Diversity An interactive tree diagram showing the pathways of relatedness and historical evolution of today’s 29 different mammal orders. 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