Though the volcano’s magma chambers could hold enough material for a caldera-forming event, none of them are likely to erupt ...

Yellowstone National Park is a popular destination for geology field trips. It’s easy to see why—the dynamic landscape ...

What is a Supervolcano? A supervolcano is a volcano that can produce an eruption of magnitude greater than 8 on the Volcanic ...

Yellowstone's magma system shows new activity, with the northeast sector possibly hosting future volcanic activity.

Yellowstone Caldera Chronicles is a weekly column written ... In a recent study, USGS investigators with collaborators at Oregon State University and the University of Wisconsin-Madison used ...

Yellowstone Caldera Chronicles is a weekly column written by scientists and collaborators of the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory. This week's contribution is from Cathy Whitlock, Regents Professor ...

Scientists have assessed Yellowstone's chances of eruption by measuring electronic currents flowing deep within the Earth ...

If you buy through a BGR link, we may earn an affiliate commission, helping support our expert product labs. The Yellowstone supervolcano appears to be bigger than scientists previously expected.

One volcanologist who has spent time studying the volcano said the devastation its eruption would cause would be "complete and incomprehensible." ...

Yellowstone's geothermal wonders hide an active volcanic system. Recent studies suggest the northeastern magma body could ...

Yellowstone National Park was rocked by an earthquake last night, sparking fears its supervolcano could be awakening. The United States Geological Survey (USGS) detected a magnitude 3.9 quake ...