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The Yellowstone supervolcano is extremely well studied, but that doesn’t mean it is fully understood. Researchers have just ...
It's been thousands of years since an eruption occurred at Yellowstone, and new research shows what may be contributing to ...
New research used artificial earthquakes generated by a truck with a vibrating hydraulic plate to better understand the depth ...
New research used artificial earthquakes generated by a truck with a vibrating hydraulic plate to better understand the depth ...
Mount Spurr, a volcano 78 miles from Anchorage, is being monitored for signs of a possible eruption. If it blows, Mount Spurr ...
Scientists have studied Yellowstone National Park's magmatic system for years, but a new view of the magma chamber shows the ...
Volcanoes have stirred human awe for thousands of years, with their bursts of fire and rivers of molten rock. Yet, beyond the ...
Mount Spurr was releasing elevated levels of gas from its summit crater and a side vent last month, which is an indicator of changes within the volcano, such as water being heated by magma deep ...
Multiple small earthquakes have been detected beneath a massive volcano in Alaska this week ... it's possible that this quake was linked to magma rising from deeper in the Earth's mantle.
Editor's note: Yellowstone Caldera Chronicles is a weekly column written by scientists and collaborators of the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory. This week's contribution is from Stanley Mordensky, ...
Although it lies beneath the serene and scenic Yellowstone National Park, this sleeping giant harbours a volcanic system capable ... and form a volatile mix of magma, gases, and rock.
This process, called isostatic rebound, can push magma upward, causing eruptions that further melt the ice above. West Antarctica, home to one of Earth's largest ice sheets, sits atop a volcanic ...