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

When Mount St. Helens erupted in 1980, lava incinerated anything living for miles around. As an experiment, scientists ...

Common in most of the U.S., this small rodent can be black to light brown in color and is often called a pocket gopher, due ...

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 ...

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

Like moles, pocket gophers make underground tunnels ... Those tunnels can be shallow or deep, Dickens says, depending on their use and the season. Their burrows and tunnels are typically found where ...

Redshirt senior Ethan Garbers throws the ball in the pocket. The quarterback – who ... After an incomplete pass, the Golden Gophers were forced to punt. Minnesota advanced to UCLA’s 25-yard ...

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 ...

The Minnesota Golden Gophers have one of the oldest programs in college football. Founded in 1882, the Gophers were an original member of the Big Ten conference in 1896. Minnesota has won three ...

The sixth-year graduate transfer’s ability to process in the pocket contributed to the Gophers’ offense evolving into something to better fit Brosmer’s strengths of working through ...

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) ...

Gophers quarterback Max Brosmer and safety Koi Perich played key roles in the 48-23 homecoming win over Maryland on Saturday.