The Yellowstone supervolcano, located beneath Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming, is one of the most powerful volcanic systems on Earth. Known for its catastrophic eruptions in the distant past, ...

Though the volcano’s magma chambers could hold enough material for a caldera-forming event, none of them are likely to erupt ...

Mount Spurr, an 11,000-foot-tall volcano in Alaska has a 50-50 chance of erupting in the near future, according to the USGS, ...

The comprehensive description of Yellowstone volcanic activity starts from the three significant eruptions of the past 2.1 million years, with the last eruption occurring 640 thousand years ago. They ...

Yellowstone's magma system shows new activity, with the northeast sector possibly hosting future volcanic activity.

Yellowstone Caldera Chronicles is a weekly column written by scientists and collaborators of the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory. This week's contribution is from Cathy Whitlock, Regents Professor ...

Yellowstone caldera is one of the largest volcanic systems in the world. Past volcanic activity at the caldera has ranged from the output of lava flows to the explosion of large volumes of ash.

Scientists have assessed Yellowstone's chances of eruption by measuring electronic currents flowing deep within the Earth ...

especially considering that Yellowstone supervolcano eruptions have been Earth-shattering at least three times in the past. What the researchers discovered when looking into the volcano was that ...

The USGS emphasizes that Yellowstone’s current activity—including minor earthquakes and geothermal features—is consistent with its behaviour over the past 140 years. "Odds are very high that ...

Yellowstone National Park is a popular destination for geology field trips. It’s easy to see why—the dynamic landscape ...

Yellowstone National Park is noted for the geothermal marvels, but it is the threat below ground that holds the attention. Events such as the Black Diamond Pool explosion and current seismic activity ...