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A group of people in traditional native clothes paddle a canoe

Shovelnose canoes once again journey the Columbia River

July 28, 2016

A groundbreaking project to reestablish traditional dugout canoe culture among their five Inland Northwest member tribes.

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Fossil whale on display at Burke Museum is new species

July 27, 2016

The 27-million-year-old fossil whale on display at the Burke Museum is officially a new species!

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How, and when, did modern dolphins evolve?

July 6, 2016

Exploring how (and when) whales, dolphins and porpoises evolved the ability to efficiently swim through the water.

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How to 3D print a mammoth

June 15, 2016

The Burke Museum and College of Engineering are collaborating to scan and 3D print a large-scale mammoth.

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Growth and re-use: New Burke landscaping

June 12, 2016

Over the next three years, some 70,000 native plants will be grown for the New Burke landscape.

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Challenging perceptions: Portrait of a researcher

June 8, 2016

They come from diverse backgrounds and life experiences, but have come together to change perceptions.

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How did swimming behavior evolve in seals, sea lions and walruses?

May 29, 2016

An extinct animal often cited as a ‘missing link’ between modern seals and their four-limbed, land-dwelling ancestors.

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Uncovering the evolutionary effects of inter-continental migration

May 27, 2016

How does competition between species affect their long-term evolution?

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Breaking ground on the New Burke

May 20, 2016

More than 500 people gathered on May 18 to celebrate breaking ground on the New Burke Museum.

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The archaeology of Seattle's West Point

A 1992 construction site led to a significant discovery of cultural remains of local Native Americans that lived at and used the site for thousands of years.

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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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Mammal Diversity

An interactive tree diagram showing the pathways of relatedness and historical evolution of today’s 29 different mammal orders.

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