When relocated to Mount St. Helens, the volcano that erupted in 1980, pocket gophers helped rebuild the environment.

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

Gerry Martin, 64, was among those monitoring increased activity at Mount St Helens when lava blasted from the ridge in ...

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 ...

A unique experiment involving gophers at Mount St. Helens has shown long-lasting benefits for ecological recovery, with significant increases in plant life and sustained soil health over 40 years. In ...

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

“These trees have their own mycorrhizal fungi that picked up nutrients from the dropped needles and helped fuel rapid tree ...

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 ...

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, the resulting lava, ash, and debris turned the landscape barren for miles around. It was clear the land would take a long time to recover from the eruption.

The eruption of Mount St. Helens in 1980 scattered roughly 540 million tons of ash over an area of more than 22,000 square miles (57,000 square kilometers), according to the USGS. This blistering ...