Shortly before 10 a.m. on July 23, 2024, a violent hydrothermal blast ripped through Biscuit Basin in Yellowstone, hurling mud and steam into a towering plume estimated at 400 to 600 feet high. The ...

Scientists uncover how underground mantle winds create and control powerful supervolcano eruptions like Yellowstone.

What is a super eruption and how did they create the geology of Yellowstone? Where is the world's largest, most explosive, and most unusual volcano? It's Yellowstone National Park. The Yellowstone ...

We know very little about the processes that lead to a reeruption of supervolcanoes such as the mostly underwater Kikai caldera in Japan (pictured) and are therefore ill-equipped to make predictions.

A gigantic bulge in the north rim of the Yellowstone caldera is the latest sign of volcanic activity in the national park. Geologists call this type of bulge “volcanic uplift.” It’s often caused by ...

That's the word U.S. Geological Survey volcanic experts used to describe a muddy eruption at Black Diamond Pool in Yellowstone National Park on Saturday morning. Video shared by the USGS on social ...

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Now, a new paper suggests that the Farallon plate is still making its presence felt far from the coasts, powering one of ...