But the eruptions left behind a new thermal pool. Ice-blue in color, warm in temperature and a little larger than a backyard hot tub, the pool is the newest known feature to bubble up in Yellowstone’s ...

Researchers have just discovered a new structure deep beneath Yellowstone, and it might be playing an important role in holding back an eruption from this major volcanic system.

Kenneth Sims and other research scientists recently discovered that mafic volcanism of Henrys Fork Caldera -- located in eastern Idaho and west of Yellowstone National Park -- occurred concurrently ...

A 'secret lid' keeps the volcano in check at Yellowstone National Park, according to new research from Rice University. The cap allows the supervolcano to vent instead of building up pressure.

Geoscientists have discovered a magma cap at Yellowstone National Park that is likely playing a critical role in preventing a massive eruption.

A detailed look at Yellowstone's magma storage system finds that only one region is likely to host liquid magma in the long term.

The Yellowstone Volcano Observatory is a consortium of universities and agencies that monitors the Yellowstone supervolcano and conducts volcanic and geologic research.

One less thing to worry about in 2025: Yellowstone probably won’t go boom There's not enough melted material near the surface to trigger a massive eruption.

A diagram of the theorized formation of the Yellowstone Caldera. (National Park Service) The caldera-forming eruptions at Yellowstone are sourced from reservoirs of rhyolitic melt.

Scientists are tracking changes at the giant supervolcano that lies under Yellowstone National Park, but they say there's no need to worry at the moment. “The western part of the Yellowstone ...