News & Stories

A chance encounter on a windy day leads to the discovery of a new spider habitat.

Seattle is abuzz after construction workers find an unexpected guest from the Ice Age.

Studying hybrid zones offers a unique view into the evolutionary processes that either generate or extinguish species.

Despite its popularity, the identity of the carvers who made the poles has been misrepresented for years.

We look back at what we’ve learned about the Native mask that inspired the original Seattle Seahawks logo in the past year.

Wolverines are one of the rarest and most elusive mammals in North America. Hunted near extinction they’re finally starting to return.

What was once a species with unimaginable number, the passenger pigeon became extinct in less than a century.

The Burke Museum Herbarium's new Washington Wildflowers wildflower identification app.

A labor of love! Burke paleontologists take steps to preserve the South Lake Union mammoth tusk.