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The recent death of a bison at Grand Prismatic Spring is an emphatic example of the danger posed by thermal areas in ...
The formation of Heart Mountain near Cody is a story of a block of rock the size of Rhode Island moving at 700 mph, an ...
One hundred years ago, on June 23, 1925, a mountainside in the Gros Ventre Range in northwest Wyoming collapsed, unleashing ...
It happened on Saturday morning, June 21, at the park’s Grand Prismatic Spring, Michael Poland, geophysicist with the U.S. Geological Survey and scientist-in-charge of the Yellowstone Volcano ...
Is it safe to drink treated water from rivers in Yellowstone National Park? Well, that depends on whether there are any ...
Is it safe to drink treated water from rivers in Yellowstone National Park? Well, that depends on whether there are any nearby thermal features.
Beneath Yellowstone National Park lies something extraordinary—a giant underground chamber filled with molten rock, trapped ...
For generations, the majestic beauty of Yellowstone National Park has captivated millions, drawing visitors with its steaming geysers, vibrant hot springs, and abundant wildlife. Yet, beneath this ...
According to an analysis published last week in the journal Nature, while a significant amount of magma is beneath the Yellowstone Caldera, it is stored in small, separate pockets rather than a ...
Yellowstone Caldera activity remains at background levels, with 119 located earthquakes in May (largest = M2.7). Deformation measurements indicate a small amount of caldera subsidence since early ...
Most tremors were part of minor swarms near West Yellowstone, Montana. Geologists also observed about 3 cm of ground sinking, or subsidence, in the caldera since October, a continuation of a long ...