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

In 1980, the eruption of Mount St. Helens devastated local ecosystems, but an experimental introduction of gophers has ...

A team of American scientists sought to learn whether an American team of burrowing rodents could help restore Mount St ...

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 ...

Six years post-experiment, there were 40,000 plants thriving on the gopher plots. The untouched land remained mostly barren.

Once the blistering blast of ash and debris cooled, scientists theorized that, by digging up beneficial bacteria and fungi, gophers might be able to help regenerate lost plant and animal life on ...

Gophers dig complex tunnel networks, leading to mounds of displaced soil that ruin the appearance of lawns, gardens, and golf ...

Well, someone went on X and listed the 10 longest 300-yard passing droughts among power four conference programs and the Gophers own the fourth-longest streak at 22 consecutive games. The three ...

The Gophers will look to get one step closer to a bowl game as slight favorites this week against Maryland at Huntington Bank Stadium. Kickoff is set for 2:30 p.m. CT.

Will an emotionally charged football game go Rutgers’ way instead of Minnesota’s? The Gophers football team is riding a four-game winning streak, and Rutgers has dropped four in a row.

Gophers receiver Elijah Spencer dives for a pass in the end zone against Rutgers defensive back Bo Mascoe in the second half of Saturday's loss in Piscataway, N.J. (Andrew Mills/NJ Advance Media ...