Corked Volcano Researchers have found evidence that a giant "lid" made of magma could be stopping the supervolcano in ...

Yellowstone contains about 120 thermal areas that collectively are home to more than 10,000 thermal features, like hot ...

Yellowstone is using a 53,000-pound vibrator truck to create custom-made earthquakes to study the supervolcano the park sits ...

A recent study discovered the exact location of the Yellowstone supervolcano's magma cap -- and hints at when it may erupt.

Scientists have studied Yellowstone National Park's magmatic system for years, but a new view of the magma chamber shows the ...

It turns out that beneath the wild expanse of Yellowstone National Park lies one ... truck that sends vibrations deep into the earth to map what lies beneath, researchers from Rice University ...

A "sharp, volatile-rich cap” about 2.5 miles under Yellowstone’s surface “acts like a lid,” trapping pressure and heat that ...

Yellowstone Caldera Chronicles is a weekly column written by scientists and collaborators of the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory. This week's contribution is from Brandon Schmandt, professor of ...

It started in 2020, when Jamie Farrell, then a research associate professor of geology and geophysics and chief seismologist at the U.S. Geological Survey's Yellowstone Volcano Observatory ...