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

A team of American scientists sought to learn whether an American team of burrowing rodents could help restore Mount St ...

Underappreciated and far less seen than most Minnesota mammals, pocket gophers are nevertheless abundant wherever their ...

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 ...

By 1983, the areas around Mount St. Helens chosen for the gopher experiment were heaps of "collapsing slabs of porous pumice.

After looking at the five suspects, Compton said it is not unusual to conclude the rodent bearing the least resemblance to the mascot is the pocket gopher – the only gopher in the lineup. The general ...

Wednesday marked the start of the early signing period and Gophers women's basketball signed both of their verbal commitments ...

The No. 24 Gophers softball team continued its hot start to the season by posting a 3-1 record in the Easton Desert Classic this weekend. Its only loss came against top-ranked Florida. Minnesota ...

Gophers can be a real nuisance in Santa Clarita, damaging lawns, gardens, and even underground utility lines. These small, ...

The Gophers football team traveled to Rutgers as six-point favorites and carrying a four-game winning streak, but none of that mattered as they tripped up, falling 26-19 to the Scarlet Knights on ...

Gophers receiver Elijah Spencer dives for a pass in the end zone against Rutgers defensive back Bo Mascoe in the second half of Saturday's loss in Piscataway, N.J. (Andrew Mills/NJ Advance Media ...

Will an emotionally charged football game go Rutgers’ way instead of Minnesota’s? The Gophers football team is riding a four-game winning streak, and Rutgers has dropped four in a row.