Yellowstone Caldera, the volcanic complex underneath Yellowstone National Park, is held at bay from eruption by a cap 3.8 ...

The most recent eruption of the Yellowstone caldera occurred approximately 640,000 years ago, while the last lava flow happened around 70,000 years ago. These events, though ancient by human ...

Researchers have identified a stable, gas-venting magma cap beneath Yellowstone, reducing eruption risk and advancing ...

A group of US Geological Survey (USGS) geologists have discovered signs of rhyolitic volcanism in the northeast-shifting Yellowstone caldera. The Yellowstone Caldera, a volcanic caldera and ...

Beneath the steaming geysers and bubbling mud pots of Yellowstone National Park lies one of the world's most closely watched volcanic systems. Now a team of geoscientists has uncovered new evidence ...

For an area like Yellowstone, it’s a great fit. With this approach ... storage zone lies under the northeast part of Yellowstone Caldera, with a volume comparable to the smallest past caldera ...

In and around Yellowstone Lake—which lies near the caldera's center—Morgan and colleagues have identified several areas heavily pocked by past hydrothermal explosions. The pits, which appear ...

Yellowstone volcanism has produced some of the youngest rocks in North America. This same region also features some of the ...

Understanding the earthquake history of a region is key to estimating seismic hazard. To help with this task, geologists look ...

Scientists first noticed it while driving through the park nearly two weeks after one of the hydrothermal features exploded along a boardwalk, scientists said in the Yellowstone Caldera Chronicles ...

But the stand of trees is hiding a rhyolite lava flow, a thick type of lava that tends to form short, chunky flows throughout the Yellowstone Caldera. The new thermal feature stems from the base ...

The Boston Globe described “Ransom Canyon” as an “emo version of ‘Yellowstone’” that “lacks the ingredients” that made the ...