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The Power of Public Research in a Technological Society: UW Society + Technology Symposium

Society + Technology at UW presents its Fall 2026 symposium, The Power of Public Research in a Technological Society, a… Read More

Harrison Ford as Indiana Jones in "Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny"

Indiana Jones and the Last Movie: Why archaeologists say he’s ancient history

As the world’s best-known fictional archaeologist goes after what may be his last ancient mystery in “Indiana Jones and the… Read More

Bill to designate official Washington state dinosaur moves step closer thanks to ancient leg bone

Lawmakers pondering the relevance of a dinosaur leg bone moved a step closer to designating the unique find as Washington… Read More

Tech Moves: Burke Museum appoints executive director; Boundless names product VP; and more

— Dr. Gabriela Chavarria has joined Seattle’s Burke Museum as the new executive director. Chavarria brings more than 20 years of… Read More

Paleontologists trace the evolution of tusks to toothy Triassic creatures

Dental exams conducted on fossils from more than 200 million years ago suggest that the earliest true tusks were sported… Read More

Burke Museum’s paleontology team makes four huge dinosaur finds in Montana

Theropods and Triceratops and hadrosaurs, oh my! Seattle’s Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture is making significant additions to… Read More

Paleontologists use fossilized teeth to flesh out ancient tale of earliest primates

The shapes of fossilized teeth from 65.9 million-year-old, squirrel-like creatures suggest that the branch of the tree of life that… Read More

Tech Moves: Former Amazon VP Brad Porter joins Scale AI as CTO; Seattle startup Ally.io adds execs; and more

— Brad Porter, the longtime Amazon robotics leader, has surfaced as the first chief technology officer of Scale AI, a… Read More

GeekWire Calendar Picks: Susan Fowler talks about her book; the science of making alcohol; and more

— In 2017, news of sexual harassment problems at Uber made national headlines and investigations led to the ousting of… Read More

GeekWire Calendar Picks: Economic hope in the 21st Century; fossils after dark; and more

— The newly re-opened Burke Museum is putting together a full slate of activities for people of all ages to… Read More

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee and students cut the ribbon to open New Burke Museum

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee and other dignitaries got a helping hand from a troop of third-graders today when they cut… Read More

Photos: New Burke Museum freshens up age-old Northwest treasures — and adds brand-new ones

After a three-year, $99 million construction effort, the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture is putting the finishing touches… Read More

Scientists say iguana-sized reptile reigned as ‘Antarctic King’ before the dinosaurs

Tyrannosaurus rex may have reigned as “king of the tyrant lizards” 65 million years ago, but 185 million years before… Read More

A fossil named after Burke Museum curator tells whale of a tale about evolution

A whale that lived 33 million years ago when present-day Oregon was part of the ocean floor has been newly… Read More

Fossil hunters show off Triassic treasures from Antarctica at the Burke Museum

More than 100 fossil specimens at Seattle’s Burke Museum provide a fresh window into how life thrived in Antarctica about… Read More

Get an inside look at the New Burke Museum (and the Old Burke’s T. rex)

Stealing a sneak peek at the University of Washington’s new Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture is like looking… Read More

Burke Museum lifts the curtain on T. rex skull – and you can watch the experts work

The only Tyrannosaurus rex skull to go on public display in Washington state is getting its unveiling at Seattle’s Burke… Read More

How virtual reality is shaping the new home of Washington state’s oldest museum

A key concept for the new Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture at the University of Washington, currently under construction… Read More

Tribes lay 9,000-year-old remains of ‘Ancient One,’ a.k.a. Kennewick Man, to rest

After more than 20 years, one of anthropology’s most contentious cases was closed over the weekend with the reburial of… Read More

Rare T. rex skull delivered to Seattle’s Burke Museum – and there’s more to come

Seattle’s Burke Museum took delivery of what’s recognized as one of the finest Tyrannosaur rex skulls in the world today, but… Read More

Seattle’s Burke Museum is getting a T. rex

Paleontologists from Seattle’s Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture have discovered the fossil remains of a Tyrannosaurus rex, including… Read More