After the volcanic eruption of 1980, scientists released the burrowing rodents for only a brief time, but their activities left a remarkably enduring impact, according to a new study ...

The perches, he said, are particularly effective over short trees or low crops to help raptors watch for gophers and ...

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

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

As expected, rats housed in enriched environments – complete with toys, space and companions – learned to drive faster than those in standard cages. This finding supported the idea that complex ...

Israel’s parliament passed a law early Thursday that would allow it to deport family members of Palestinian attackers, ...

Who wants to catch rats and keep them? Research scientists? More bewildering, where does one release a rat once you catch it?

and 23 were confirmed as rats. Most sightings — 158 — were actually identified as muskrats, and in other cases they turned ...

Researchers train African giant pouched rats to sniff out smuggled species.

Luka Doncic (77) of the Dallas Mavericks reacts after making a three pointer with 1:04 left in the fourth quarter at Target Center on Tuesday. (Carlos Gonzalez/The Minnesota Star Tribune) ...

thinking that the Pack Rats had betrayed him. Suddenly, Rabbit, Tigger, Piglet, and Gopher arrive again, determined to catch the burglars. Pooh tries to defend the Pack Rats, stating that they're not ...

In case anyone forgot it’s the end of October and Halloween is a few days away, the Minnesota Golden Gophers’ mascot was happy to remind them. Saturday during Minnesota’s dominant 48-23 win ...