New research shows that the reservoirs of magma that fuel the supervolcano's wild outbursts seem to be shifting to the northeast of the Yellowstone Caldera. This region could be the new locus of ...

That movement has now left one pool of molten material on the west of the caldera disconnected from any heat sources, which ...

Deep within the Yellowstone Caldera, the bowl-shaped rock cauldron at the heart of Yellowstone National Park, there’s a clue ...

“And that’s pretty darned cool.” The study, recently published in the prestigious journal Nature, adds information to the ...

The greatest supervolcano on Earth, a geological giant with enormous destructive potential and an unmatched promise for ...

How can lightning and solar storms be used to map magma beneath Yellowstone? Through magnetotelluric imaging, which provides ...

“The western part of the Yellowstone caldera is waning,” said Ninfa Bennington, a volcano geophysicist with the U.S. Geological Survey and lead author on a paper in Wednesday’s edition of ...

Site of half the world's active geysers and about the same size as Cyprus, Yellowstone National Park's scenery and wildlife make it one of the biggest draws for tourists in the US.But those famous hot ...

Biscuit Basin. But that wasn’t the only geological activity of note that occurred in the Yellowstone region during the year.

Despite the study confirming that Yellowstone’s magma is more solid than liquid, Michael Poland emphasized the need to focus on more immediate risks and hazards in the park rather than ...

Geologists found a deep-running network of magma channels in the northeast corner of Yellowstone National Park.

Ranger naturalist George D. Marler meticulously documented changes in hydrothermal activity in the geyser basins of ...