In 1980, the eruption of Mount St. Helens devastated local ecosystems, but an experimental introduction of gophers has ...

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

Another mitigation tactic Bentley recommended is storing firewood at least 20 feet away, but as far as possible, from the ...

Blooms from this abundant plant occur simultaneously every 48 or 50 years. Here's why this causes a 'rat flood' and, ...

Here’s what you should do if you encounter an invasive dog-sized lizards in South Carolina, Department of Natural Resources ...

The evening is calm with a pleasant temperature. I take a walk to the lake. Along the route to this wetland, I pass through a forest of mostly oaks and maples. With leaves falling from the trees, the ...

By unearthing microbes and fungi, these rodents helped save an ecosystem almost decimated by the eruption of Mount St. Helens ...

St. Helens’ mountain recovery shows how gophers and fungi revived barren land. They spurred long-lasting ecological regrowth ...

What Are Owl Pellets? A tight ball of fur and bones lies in the leaf litter under the evergreens—a telltale sign that an owl ...

Echoes from the Loafers’ Club Meeting I got a postcard from my doctor. What did it say? Email newsletter signup Sign up for our daily email newsletter He said he’d be right with me. Driving by Bruce’s ...

One snake handler was called to the same house twice in one week to remove two different snakes from the same toilet.

For 30 years, developers and conservationists fought over the flowered sand banks of Castle Hill in Lake County. As ...