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

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, ...

What is a Supervolcano? A supervolcano is a volcano that can produce an eruption of magnitude greater than 8 on the Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI). These colossal eruptions can eject more than 1,000 ...

One volcanologist who has spent time studying the volcano said the devastation its eruption would cause would be "complete and incomprehensible." ...

Without an underlying heat source, rhyolitic magma in western Yellowstone caldera will continue to cool, and rhyolite eruptions in this region will eventually cease. Northeast of the caldera ...

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

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

The Yellowstone super-volcano is unlikely to erupt anytime soon, according to scientists at the Yellowstone Volcanic Observatory. They’ve determined that current conditions aren't right for a ...

The chief scientist of the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory, Dr. Michael Poland, says he's not worried about an imminent eruption of the volcano under Yellowstone National Park.

But there’s no reason for people to worry, as the Yellowstone supervolcano isn’t likely to erupt for at least another few thousand years. And, when it does get ready to erupt, we should have ...

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's geothermal wonders hide an active volcanic system. Recent studies suggest the northeastern magma body could ...