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

The documentary highlighted that such an eruption could instantly claim the lives of up to 90,000 people. The destruction wouldn't end there, as lava flows and pyroclastic materials could blanket an ...

Yellowstone is most famous for huge explosive eruptions that create large calderas. Outside Yellowstone Caldera, however, ...

Despite the catastrophic potential, the likelihood of a Yellowstone supereruption remains very low. The United States Geological Survey (USGS) estimates the annual probability of such an event at ...

Yellowstone's volcano is not extinct ... out for miles beneath us and a few little hills to the north—old lava domes. But I can't follow the caldera rim visually because much of it is beneath ...

What might happen if Yellowstone were to erupt is difficult ... would likely produce lava flows or domes, which, although dramatic, would be less destructive and pose little threat to people.