A minor earthquake was detected near Morton, Washington, on Wednesday morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The ...

A man who ended up being consumed by a volcanic eruption left behind some devastating final words as he watched it come ...

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

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

MOUNT ST. HELENS, Wash. – Researchers studying the aftermath of the massive eruption that led to the widespread destruction ...

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

The explosive eruption of Mount St. Helens in 1980 blew out the mountain's northern flank and destroyed some 135 square miles of forest. "The blast zone covered the mountainside with very thick ash.

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

Gradually the blast zone began to bloom ... The monument's life-support system is volunteers from the nonprofit Mount St. Helens Institute, seasonal workers, and interns. Seventy percent of ...

When Mount St. Helens erupted in 1980 ... Once the blistering blast of ash and debris cooled, scientists theorized that, by digging up beneficial bacteria and fungi, gophers might be able to ...

It will be years before people will be able to reach some of the views, trails and a visitor center at Mount St. Helens ...