While gophers and groundhogs are often mistaken for one another, there are key differences in their size, appearance, ...

Pocket gophers are burrowing animals that build tunnels used as habitat by other critters, including squirrels, toads, snakes and frogs. They grow to about 11 inches long and serve as prey for snakes, ...

When relocated to Mount St. Helens, the volcano that erupted in 1980, pocket gophers helped rebuild the environment.

Scientists wanted to know what would happen if pocket gophers, known as "ecosystem engineers" for their outsize effects on habitats, were given a chance to work in fenced-off plots of land.

The University of Minnesota’s App Developer’s Club (ADC) is creating an app to help people navigate the Gopher Way’s tunnels, which are a popular method of navigating the East Bank, West Bank and St.

Despite their burrowing namesake, few University of Minnesota students use the school’s Gopher Way tunnel and skyway system. Students who do use it say they like the tunnel system because it’s useful ...

University researchers found that pocket gophers, typically regarded as nuisances, played an essential role in aiding with plant regeneration in the landslide and eruption zones. Biologists ...

University researchers found that pocket gophers, typically regarded as nuisances, played an essential role in aiding with plant regeneration in the landslide and eruption zones. Biologists estimate ...