The Yellowstone Plateau Volcanic Field has some of the largest rhyolite lava flows on Earth. Have you ever wondered what ...

The Yellowstone Plateau Volcanic Field has some of the largest rhyolite lava flows on Earth. Have you ever wondered what ...

Yellowstone's volcano is not extinct ... But I can't follow the caldera rim visually because much of it is beneath the lake and because of the sheer scale of the thing—roughly 45 miles across.

SCIENTISTS have discovered a hidden lid that keeps the vast reservoir of magma beneath the Yellowstone supervolcano at bay. For years scientists have suspected that a mysterious chamber beneath ...

It's one of the world's largest active volcanoes in the world – officially described as a 'supervolcano'. And if it erupted today, it's thought Yellowstone in the northwestern United States ...

A group of US Geological Survey (USGS) geologists have discovered signs of rhyolitic volcanism in the northeast-shifting Yellowstone caldera. The Yellowstone Caldera, a volcanic caldera and ...

It turns out that beneath the wild expanse of Yellowstone National Park lies one of the most closely watched volcanic systems on Earth. And while the massive supervolcano beneath the park has long ...

Yellowstone is known for its explosive natural wonders. Just a few hours away, Wyoming's Hot Springs State Park boasts many ...

United States Geological Survey (USGS) scientist Mark Stelton (left) and Kenneth Sims, a UW professor of geology and geophysics and a member of the USGS Yellowstone Volcano Observatory, examine a ...

Yellowstone Caldera Chronicles is a weekly column written by scientists and collaborators of the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory. This week's contribution is from Cole Messa and Ken Sims ...

Credit: Xiyu Zhang via Getty Images A "breathing" cap of magma has been discovered inside the Yellowstone supervolcano, and it might help determine when the volcano will next erupt, a new study ...