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 Climate Change Dinosaurs Environments Equity & Inclusion Fish Fossils Gems & Minerals Grant project Heritage In the Field Mammals New Burke News Plants & Fungi Research impact Shells & Molluscs All Types News Blog Video Showing 298-305 of 305 articles RSS Feed 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 Blog Two million fish ear bones contain new environmental insightsOctober 24, 2012The rings in a tree stump can tell us a lot about the tree, but did you know similar records are hidden inside the tiny ear bones of fishes? More Details Video Djidjila'letch to Pioneer SquareMay 29, 2012From Native village to metropolis, the Pioneer Square neighborhood of Seattle has undergone dramatic transformations. More Details Blog Unpacking a phrase: The Chilkat blanketFebruary 29, 2012The Chilkat blanket was conceived to be a royal object in motion—the fringe swirls and sways as the wearer dances, dips and turns to a drum beat. More Details Blog Encoded in the weave: Identifying your relative’s Native American basketJanuary 6, 2012Some of the distinct characteristics between the spruce baskets of the Tlingit and the Haida. More Details Blog A Kwakiutl House Post’s JourneyNovember 10, 2011Uncovering the story behind a historic promotional poster and the polychrome carved cedar grizzly bear it features. More Details Pagination First page « First Previous page ‹ Previous … Page 26 Page 27 Page 28 Page 29 Page 30 Page 31 Page 32 Page 33 Current page 34 Explore More See All Resource Pocket Bats Download and print Pocket Bat cards and you can have a variety of 3D augmented reality bat skulls right in your pocket. 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 Washington Wildflowers App The Burke Museum Herbarium and its partners have released plant identification apps for the wildflowers of Washington. More Details