After the volcanic eruption of 1980, scientists released the burrowing rodents for only a brief time, but their activities ...

Located in southern Washington state, Mount St. Helens is notorious for its eruption on May 18, 1980. The eruption of ...

When Mount St. Helens erupted in 1980 ... Two years after the eruption, they tested this theory. "They're often considered pests, but we thought they would take old soil, move it to the surface ...

Scientists say the pocket gophers were cranky about being moved into a devastated landscape for a day in 1980. But decades ...

A new study reveals that an unconventional ecological intervention tactic is still providing benefits 40 years later After the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens devastated the local environment ...

MOUNT ST. HELENS, Wash. – Researchers studying the aftermath of the massive eruption that led to the widespread destruction of ecosystems around Mount St. Helens in 1980 believe a particular ...

After the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens devastated the local environment, scientists set a few gophers loose on some patches of ground, hoping they would kick up bacteria and fungi That ...

Just two years earlier, a cataclysm erased life in the landscape. The explosive eruption of Mount St. Helens in 1980 blew out the mountain's northern flank and destroyed some 135 square miles of ...

A pocket gopher is seen in its home on a meadow in the Butte Camp area on the southern side of Mount St. Helens in southwest Washington state. Gophers were taken to the northern side, which had ...

On May 18, 1980, the eruption of Mount St. Helens emitted 1.5 million metric tons of sulfur dioxide into the atmosphere while its pyroclastic lava flow incinerated virtually everything within a ...

When Mount St. Helens erupted in 1980, lava incinerated anything living ... gophers might be able to help regenerate lost plant and animal life on the mountain. Two years after the eruption, they ...