Beneath Yellowstone lies a magma reservoir, pulsing with molten and superheated rock and exsolved gases. Scientists have long known about the chamber’s existence, but have yet to precisely locate its ...

Ask any geologist about the magma reservoir beneath Yellowstone, and they'll tell you that it's there. But where, exactly, is a lot tougher to explain. A new paper published in Nature suggests, ...

Beneath Yellowstone lies a magma reservoir, pulsing with molten and superheated rock and exsolved gases. Scientists have long known about the chamber's existence, but have yet to precisely locate its ...

Portable seismometer deployed at Yellowstone. Credit: Jamie Farrell, University of Utah Beneath Yellowstone lies a magma reservoir, pulsing with molten and superheated rock and exsolved gases.

Scientists have studied Yellowstone National Park’s magmatic system for decades, which makes the iconic geysers, mud pots and various hydrothermal wonders possible. But it wasn’t until recently that a ...

The Yellowstone Caldera, a volcanically active region under and around Yellowstone National Park, has long been the subject of research, speculation and science fiction regarding the possibility of a ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. The newly discovered magma cap is 2.6 miles (3.8 kilometers) below the surface of Yellowstone. | ...

Yellowstone Caldera Chronicles is a weekly column written by scientists and collaborators of the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory. This week's contribution is from Brandon Schmandt, professor of Earth, ...

(Image credit: Xiyu Zhang via Getty Images) A "breathing" cap of magma has been discovered inside the Yellowstone supervolcano, and it might help determine when the volcano will next erupt, a new ...

Yellowstone Caldera Chronicles is a weekly column written by scientists and collaborators of the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory. This week's contribution is from Violet Turner and Faith Nolander, ...