But even as the volcano despaired, scientists were making their plans. They were planning to test whether pocket gophers — a ...

From a stoic ‘queen’ crossing a desert to silly and heartwarming portraits, these dog photo competition winners highlight the ...

W hen Mount St Helens erupted in 1980, the resulting lava, ash, and debris turned the landscape barren for miles around. It ...

Never underestimate what a single gopher can achieve in a day: one of the burrowing mammals helped boost soil fungi in an area blanketed by ash from the explosive eruption of Mount St Helens in Washin ...

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

Parker Jefferson, a 6-foot-10 class of 2025 basketball recruit, has narrowed his list of college suitors to the Minnesota Golden Gophers and the USC Trojans. Parker Jefferson, a 6-foot-10 class of ...

— Max Brosmer threw a 1-yard touchdown pass to Jameson Geers and Dragan Kesich kicked his fourth field goal of the game in the final five minutes, rallying Minnesota to a 25-17 victory over No ...

The school announced on Thursday that, "Gopher Athletics and Dinkytown Athletes have expanded their partnership to include the Golden Gopher Fund." Dinkytown Athletes has been the school's ...

Gophers forward Parker Fox (23), guard Mike Mitchell Jr. (2) and forward Dawson Garcia (3) are this team's veteran leaders. (Anthony Souffle/The Minnesota Star Tribune) ...

Lydia Grote had 11 kills to lead the Gophers volleyball team to a sweep of Rutgers on Friday in a Big Ten match in Piscataway, N.J. The 25-13, 25-22, 25-17 victory was the third straight for the ...

Gophers volleyball defeated Long Island University (LIU) and Auburn in the Diet Coke Classic after their first home win at Maturi Pavilion against St. Thomas on Tuesday. The Gophers started their ...

— There aren't a a lot of plays that can cause a football game and a season to take a sharp turn. — Max Brosmer threw a 1-yard touchdown pass to Jameson Geers and Dragan Kesich kicked his ...