Scientists released gophers onto a plot of land two years after the eruption obliterated the landscape—and the results were magical.

W hen Mount St Helens erupted in 1980, the resulting lava, ash, and debris turned the landscape barren for miles around. It ...

St. Helens’ mountain recovery shows how gophers and fungi revived barren land. They spurred long-lasting ecological regrowth ...

By unearthing microbes and fungi, these rodents helped save an ecosystem almost decimated by the eruption of Mount St. Helens ...

Blooms from this abundant plant occur simultaneously every 48 or 50 years. Here's why this causes a 'rat flood' and, ...

The evening is calm with a pleasant temperature. I take a walk to the lake. Along the route to this wetland, I pass through a forest of mostly oaks and maples. With leaves falling from the trees, the ...

One ebony-furred feline named Pepper is making scientific history by leading researchers to an unsettling discovery: the ...

Here’s what you should do if you encounter an invasive dog-sized lizards in South Carolina, Department of Natural Resources ...

"Many viruses that we don't know about circulate in animals that live in close proximity to humans," researcher Emily DeRuyter said.

Gophers hockey commit Javon Moore, 18, created a poster in first grade detailing his dream to play in the NHL. Moore’s mother, Stephanie Harkless, said the poster was created in class where Moore ...

The northern bog lemming is a small, rust colored rodent with a short tail and a hairy snout. Active year-round, day and ...

The school announced on Thursday that, "Gopher Athletics and Dinkytown Athletes have expanded their partnership to include the Golden Gopher Fund." Dinkytown Athletes has been the school's ...