After the volcanic eruption of 1980, scientists released the burrowing rodents for only a brief time, but their activities ...
Scientists released gophers onto a plot of land two years after the eruption obliterated the landscape—and the results were ...
St. Helens’ mountain recovery shows how gophers and fungi revived barren land. They spurred long-lasting ecological regrowth ...
A team of American scientists sought to learn whether an American team of burrowing rodents could help restore Mount St ...
Joseph Bohlig was an avid and experienced mountain climber who had climbed Mount St. Helens 68 times. He died in February 2010 after falling into the crater due to a cornice break. photo courtesy ...
By unearthing microbes and fungi, these rodents helped save an ecosystem almost decimated by the eruption of Mount St. Helens ...
When Mount St. Helens erupted in 1980, lava incinerated anything living for miles around. As an experiment, scientists dropped gophers onto parts of the scorched mountain for only 24 hours. The ...
Mount St. Helens emits steam in a 2005 photo. (AP Photo/Ted S ... For now, the rim is still relatively snow free, though that’s about to change, given snow in the forecast for the next two ...