The Yellowstone Plateau Volcanic Field has some of the largest rhyolite lava flows on Earth. Have you ever wondered what ...

The supervolcano in Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming has long been associated with fears of an extinction-level event when it erupts for the first time in more than 70,000 years (even though the ...

A "sharp, volatile-rich cap” about 2.5 miles under Yellowstone’s surface “acts like a lid,” trapping pressure and heat that ...

Seismic wave measurements suggest the supervolcano beneath the popular national park is unlikely to erupt any time soon ...

SCIENTISTS have discovered a hidden lid that keeps the vast reservoir of magma beneath the Yellowstone supervolcano at bay. For years scientists have suspected that a mysterious chamber beneath ...

A volcano that has not erupted in 250,000 years is showing signs of an imminent eruption that would ... As is the Yellowstone Caldera that is closely monitored by scientists. ' ...

Researchers have found evidence that a giant "lid" made of magma could be stopping the supervolcano in Yellowstone National Park from erupting. As detailed in a paper published in the journal Nature ...

Yellowstone hasn’t had a significant eruption for about 70,000 years ... resolution seismic survey in the northeastern part of the caldera” using a “53,000-pound vibroseis truck ...

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 ...