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Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture

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  • This three-decade mission to catalog local fish turned into a literary work of art

    These Washington researchers have made sure that the identities — and vivid colors — of the fish that live beneath the surface in our waters is known.

    06/17/2019 | Crosscut
  • All the Burke needs is ‘U’

    Why the ‘U’ is missing on the new Burke Museum sign.

    05/28/2019 | The Daily
  • Bats evolved diverse skull shapes due to echolocation, diet

    Postdoctoral researchers Jessica Arbour and Abigail Curtis and Sharlene Santana, associate professor at the Burke Museum, focused on the diversity among bat skulls.

    05/02/2019 | UW News
  • Flowering plants, new teeth and no dinosaurs: New study sheds light on the rise of mammals

    A new study identified three factors critical in the rise of mammal communities since they first emerged during the Age of Dinosaurs.

    04/30/2019 | UW News
  • UW’s Burke Museum moves to a new space less than 500 feet away

    The 113,000-square-foot building is the 21st-century version of the 57-year-old cramped museum.

    04/07/2019 | Herald Net
  • How not to run anyone over with a dinosaur: The Burke Museum moves into its new digs

    The Burke Museum is moving its collection, including seldom-seen objects, to its new home, which is scheduled to open in the fall.

    02/14/2019 | The Seattle Times
  • Iguana-sized dinosaur cousin discovered in Antarctica, shows how life at the South Pole bounced back after mass extinction

    Scientists have just discovered a dinosaur relative that lived in Antarctica 250 million years ago. The iguana-sized reptile’s genus name, Antarctanax, means Antarctic king.

    01/31/2019 | UW News
  • How T-shirt artist Ray Troll fused ‘Cruisin’ the Fossil … ’ collaborations with paleontologist Kirk Johnson

    The Backstory: ‘Paleo-nerds’ collided at Seattle’s Burke Museum, resulting in friendship — and 2 science books featuring Troll’s quirky art.

    01/31/2019 | The Seattle Times
  • Scientists say iguana-sized reptile reigned as ‘Antarctic King’ before the dinosaurs

    A reptile about the size of an iguana was the king of Antarctica is now part of the permanent collection at the Burke Museum.

    01/31/2019 | GeekWire
  • Ancient whale named for UW paleontologist Elizabeth Nesbitt

    A newly discovered species of whale — found preserved in ancient rock on the Oregon coast — has been named for a University of Washington paleontologist.

    12/10/2018 | UW News
  • Burke Museum will close out old building and 2018 at the same time

    The old Burke’s last hurrah will be a New Years Eve party.

    11/09/2018 | Curbed Seattle
  • Possibly oldest deer jaw in North America found in Ellensburg

    After spending roughly 4.9 million years in Ellensburg, the jaw bone of deer is making its way to the collection at the Burke Museum on the University of Washington campus in Seattle.

    11/08/2018 | Daily Record News
  • Moving the Burke’s entire collection is a dinosaur of a task

    How do you move a museum? Very carefully, and very slowly.

    08/31/2018 | KUOW
  • Journey behind bars to aid in prisoners' learning

    Dr. Holly Barker and Burke Museum's Oceania collections assist with University Beyond Bars classroom learning.

    08/06/2018 | Burke Museum
  • Spiders are your friends!

    Rod Crawford, Curator of Arachnids at the University of Washington's Burke Museum, debunks spider myths. 

    08/02/2018 | The Seattle Times

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