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

For decades, scientists knew magma was simmering beneath the earth at Yellowstone National Park. A team of researchers ...

Scientists at Yellowstone National Park have uncovered a large, underground magma cap that is likely crucial to containing ...

Scientists have discovered a giant 'magma cap' under Yellowstone National Park. The cap is likely playing a critical role in ...

For the first time, geoscientists detected the top of Yellowstone’s magma reservoir. It is active and dynamic, but not in ...

Kenneth Sims and other research scientists recently discovered that mafic volcanism of Henrys Fork Caldera -- located in ...

USGS scientists emphasise that "there is no evidence that a catastrophic eruption at Yellowstone is imminent" and consider it unlikely to happen within the next few centuries. They also note that ...

Likelihood to Erupt: Low in the short term. USGS estimates the annual probability of a Yellowstone eruption at approximately 1 in 730,000. Continuous monitoring shows no signs of an imminent eruption.

Still, geological changes in Yellowstone draw interest because the park overlies a volcano that was responsible for powerful eruptions in the distant past. The volcano has had no lava eruption for ...

WEST YELLOWSTONE, MONTANA—Tchotchke shop owners ... delighting in a geyser’s eruption and soaking up spectacular mountain views, will likely be international travelers.