It’s not hard to see why researchers are worried about a Yellowstone eruption. If the supervolcano were to erupt, the consequences would be devastating. The ashfall alone could render vast areas ...

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.

An stylized illustration of the Yellowstone Caldera, showing how magma rises from the mantle hotspot into reservoirs beneath the crater.

The geologic history of the Eastern Snake River Plain and the Yellowstone Hotspot track are closely intertwined, but the Western Snake River Plain has a different story to tell.

Yellowstone National Park's recent hydrothermal explosion is more common than you might think.

The track of the Yellowstone hotspot is defined by a series of old caldera systems that get older the farther to the southwest you get from Yellowstone. Because they are ...

The caldera — a 50-mile-wide volcanic crater — is the remnant of a pair of massive volcanic eruptions thrown up by the Yellowstone hotspot as it wandered east to its current location.

Yellowstone supervolcano shift stirs fears of eruption Scientists say the enormous Yellowstone supervolcano is stirring in its sleep, with concerns the subterranean monster could blow.

But what did Yellowstone look like before volcanic activity blew several large holes in the region and covered huge swaths of land with thick lava and ash flows? What was Yellowstone like before ...

A hot pool behind him exploded, spewing mud, rocks and hot water 50 feet in the air. Geologists know of only a handful of such unpredictable explosions in Yellowstone's recorded history.

Jennifer Lopez's love of the show Yellowstone just went to a whole new level. The pop star was spotted at a celebrity hotspot in Aspen, Colo. over the weekend with none other than the show's ...