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 Cultures Dinosaurs Environments Fish Fossils Gems & Minerals Grant project In the Field Mammals New Burke Plants & Fungi Research impact Shells & Molluscs All Types News Blog Video Showing 226-234 of 239 articles RSS Feed Blog Where to see fossils in Washington stateOctober 21, 2013Washington state is home to a wide variety of fossils. Best of all, there age has several fossil sites that are open to the public. More Details Blog Bringing the William Shelton story pole homeOctober 15, 2013This 37-foot story pole carved by William Shelton is being repaired thanks to help from the community. More Details Blog Reviving traditional Coast Salish food knowledgeSeptember 14, 2013Today, Native peoples are overcoming barriers to revitalize their relationship to traditional foods. More Details Video Traditional Coast Salish foods listSeptember 14, 2013Archaeological sites around Puget Sound have found more than 280 plants, birds, mammals, fish, reptiles, shellfish and other marine life used as traditional Coast Salish cuisine. More Details Blog Model Chinese junks sail onAugust 7, 2013Model Chinese ships are an important record of this form of shipbuilding preceding modern ships made of steel and fiberglass. More Details Blog What sparked Earth's richest plant diversity?July 8, 2013From Amazonian jungles to Mexico's deserts, the diversity of these ecosystems is unrivaled. It is home to earth’s greatest biodiversity. More Details Blog The carved legacy of Snohomish cultural leader William SheltonDecember 13, 2012The totem pole, which had become a symbol of "American Indianess," was not a traditional art form of the southern Coast Salish peoples. More Details Video Researching tropical bat diversificationNovember 7, 2012Sharlene Santana studies how behavior, diet, anatomy and function result in bursts of diversification in tropical bats. More Details Video Reconstructing Patagonia’s ancient vegetationOctober 29, 2012Researcher Regan Dunn reconstructs what types of vegetation existed in ancient Patagonia to understand the impact of climate change. More Details Pagination First page « First Previous page ‹ Previous … Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Page 22 Page 23 Page 24 Page 25 Current page 26 Page 27 Next page Next › Last page Last » Explore More See All Resource Washington Flora Checklist Explore the complete checklist of the vascular plants of Washington state. More Details 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 Idaho Wildflowers App The Burke Museum Herbarium and its partners have released plant identification apps for the wildflowers of Idaho. More Details