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

What we’ve found is that this reservoir hasn’t shut down — it’s been sitting there for a couple million years, but it’s still ...

A future eruption of the Yellowstone supervolcano or similar mega-volcano could bury large parts of the U.S. in ash, disrupt ...

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

Scientists in the United States have 'blown the lid off' the Yellowstone supervolcano's mysterious underground reservoir of ...

T he Yellowstone supervolcano is extremely well studied, but that doesn’t mean it is fully understood. Researchers have just ...

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 ...

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

The Yellowstone supervolcano is extremely well studied ... and it might be playing an important role in holding back an eruption from this major volcanic system. Researchers from across the ...

Three fundamental supervolcanic eruptions have taken place at Yellowstone supervolcano since the formation 2.1 million years ago. The success of supervolcano hazard control requires both public ...

Yellowstone hasn’t had a significant eruption for about 70,000 years ... resolution seismic survey in the northeastern part of the caldera” using a “53,000-pound vibroseis truck ...