Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture

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

UW biology professor, Christian Sidor, digs into the insights from over 2,200 fossils and counting. 

Christian Sidor, UW biology professor and curator at the Burke, weighs in on a decade's worth of research from the Southern Hemisphere and the over 2,200 fossils collected.

Last year paleontologists from the Burke discovered a Tyrannosaurus rex in eastern Montana. The fossil pieces include a complete skull -- one of only 15 ever discovered in the world.

With more than 170,000 glass vials containing spiders pickled in alcohol, yes, it is cramped in this room in the basement of the Burke Museum at the University of Washington.

Long considered to be a myth, a Native blanket made of dog hair has surfaced at the Burke Museum.

Assistant Professor of Art History and Curator of Northwest Native American Art at the Burke Museum, Kathyrn Bunn-Marcuse, offered some choice words on cultural appropriation of native art.

Teachers at the Burke's DIG Field School in Montana had a close encounter with a long-buried T. rex.

Paleontologists from the UW's Burke Museum have unearthed an extremely rare Tyrannosaurus rex fossil during an expedition in Montana's Hell Creek Formation.

A rare Tyrannosaurus rex skull has been discovered by a team of paleontologists and volunteers with the UW's Burke Museum.

An extremely rare 2,500-pound Tyrannosaurus rex skull discovered by Seattle paleontologists arrived at the UW's Burke Museum on Thursday.

Seattle’s Burke Museum took delivery of what’s recognized as one of the finest Tyrannosaurus rex skulls in the world today, but there are still more bones out in Montana to add to the treasure.

Paleontologists from the UW's Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture have discovered the fossil remains of a Tyrannosaurus rex, including a 4-foot-long skull, and they’re bringing the goods home.

A visitor to the Burke Museum's "Wild Nearby" exhibit on the North Cascades can stand in a reconstructed version of the long-gone lookout atop the 8,000-foot summit of Crater Mountain.

Challenging perceptions about the academic contributions of men of color and student athletes.