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How These Adorable Rodents, Dropped on a Volcano by Scientists, Saved an Entire Ecosystem

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After the cataclysm caused by the eruption of Mount St. Helens in the United States in 1980, scientists tried to revive the vegetation of the devastated areas by using small rodents: pocket waffles. Nearly 45 years later, the effects of this crazy experiment are still felt.
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After the cataclysm caused by the eruption of Mount St. Helens in the United States in 1980, scientists tried to revive the vegetation of the devastated areas by using small rodents: pocket waffles. Nearly 45 years later, the effects of this crazy experiment are still felt.

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ouest-france.fr broke the news on Monday, November 9, 2026.
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