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In February, 100 scientists got together to practice coordinating themselves during a pretend volcanic eruption.

On the North side of the Mallard Lake resurgent dome there are several isolated thermal areas that were recently mapped using high-resolution visible...

What do the subsurface fluid pathways look like for all of the hot springs and geysers scattered throughout Yellowstone?  A new set of data from an...

Near the southern boundary of Yellowstone National Park is a curious location—a pass on the Continental Divide that is so gentle, fish can swim across...

The isolated and rugged Yellowstone region remained a “hole” in the map of North America until the 1870s.  Indigenous North Americans knew the area...

It’s common knowledge that the ground at Yellowstone goes up and down over time. Since 1923, the center of the caldera has risen overall by nearly 3...

The magma that feeds Yellowstone is formed by multiple processes. By studying the chemical composition of elements in rocks from the Yellowstone area...

When people think of animals in Yellowstone, the “charismatic megafauna” usually jump to mind—beasts like elk, bison, wolves, moose, and bears (oh, my...

High-resolution topographic data reveal new faults, landslides, hydrothermal systems, and volcanic features never documented before.  Able to see...

Ever think an earthquake in one place is the same as an earthquake in another? It turns out that the style of an earthquake varies depending on its...