News & Stories

Totem poles are thought of as symbols of Seattle by many, but, in fact, the Indigenous peoples of Washington state did not traditionally carve totems.

Tiny organisms called foraminifera have a big story to tell about the health of Puget Sound.

Studying how bats are susceptible to land fragmentation, providing information on how to protect these animals.

The Native plant nursery at Oxbow Farm is growing Northwest Native plants in anticipation of the new Burke facility.

Cory Fuavai is a UW student doing research at the Burke to support of his goal to become a Samoan Matai chief.

Though the lizards may seem like a portal to a bygone era, their habitat and survival faces serious threats today.

Graduate student Ethan Linck reflects on his first scientific collecting trip with the Burke ornithology team.

How hard can a bat bite, and why does it matter? Curator Sharlene Santana explains the evolutionary insights to be learned from bite force.

Ted Pietsch retired in July after 37 years as Burke Museum curator of fishes and professor in the UW School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences.