Yellowstone National Park sits atop one of Earth’s largest volcanic systems, and right now that system is slowly reshaping ...

While the chance for an eruption is extremely low, the supervolcano is still likely to blame. A 2025 study from the United ...

S trange things are afoot in Yellowstone National Park.

Shortly before 10 a.m. on July 23, 2024, a violent hydrothermal blast ripped through Biscuit Basin in Yellowstone, hurling ...

A gigantic bulge in the north rim of the Yellowstone caldera is the latest sign of volcanic activity in the national park. Geologists call this type of bulge “volcanic uplift.” It’s often caused by ...

Yellowstone National Park is a place of wonder and beauty that never ceases to amaze the millions who visit each year.

Valentine Geyser in the Norris Geyser Basin in Yellowstone National Park unexpectedly sprang to life again with 13 documented ...

Ever been mesmerized by the swirling colors of Grand Prismatic Spring and wondered what fuels that otherworldly boil? It turns out that beneath the wild expanse of Yellowstone National Park lies one ...

It’s no secret that a super volcano lies miles beneath the surface of Yellowstone National Park, but all this time researchers knew little beyond that – until now. A team of researchers recently made ...

Midway Geyser Basin at Sunset, Yellowstone National Park. (Neal Herbert/National Park Service) The northwest corner of Wyoming is boiling. There, 10,000 hydrothermal features transform Yellowstone ...

U of U geology professor Robert B. Smith has made a 50-year career out of studying Yellowstone. He presents a lecture on the Yellowstone Supervolcano Wednesday, March 18, at 7:30 p.m. at the Skaggs ...

Scientists discovered a magma cap underneath Yellowstone National Park’s surface that may act as a lid to prevent the supervolcano from erupting. Photo by Chris Leipelt via Unsplash It’s no secret ...