A very common case study for volcanoes is the eruption of Mount St Helens in the USA in 1980. Other case studies include the eruption of Mount Etna in Sicily in 1974 and Heimaey eruption in ...

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

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.

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

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

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 ...

Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. On May 18, 1980, Mount St. Helens erupted covering the region in volcanic ash. The north face of the mountain collapsed and ...

A new study reveals that an unconventional ecological intervention tactic is still providing benefits 40 years later After ...

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

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 of ecosystems around Mount St. Helens in 1980 believe a particular ...