Yellowstone Caldera Chronicles is a weekly column written by scientists and collaborators of the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory. This week's contribution is from Deborah Bergfeld, research geologist ...

The Yellowstone Caldera, a volcanically active region under and around Yellowstone National Park, has long been the subject of research, speculation and science fiction regarding the possibility of a ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. Despite an explosive summer at Yellowstone National Park — marked by a thermal feature eruption ...

Scientists have studied Yellowstone National Park’s magmatic system for decades, which makes the iconic geysers, mud pots and various hydrothermal wonders possible. But it wasn’t until recently that a ...

Beneath Yellowstone lies a magma reservoir, pulsing with molten and superheated rock and exsolved gases. Scientists have long known about the chamber’s existence, but have yet to precisely locate its ...

A thin coat of gray mud confirmed the vent was new, according to a recent online post by scientists with the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory overseen by the U.S. Geological Survey. Mike Poland, ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Anzhela Kolentsionok via Getty Images A mud volcano has roared to life in front of a ...

Despite an explosive summer at Yellowstone National Park — marked by a thermal feature eruption that destroyed a boardwalk and sent visitors fleeing from an eruption of black water, mud and rocks — a ...

YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. — A new thermal vent spewing steam in the air at Yellowstone National Park is gaining attention, mainly because it’s visible from a road rather than any significant ...