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Geologist Ferdinand Hayden directed the first scientific exploration of Yellowstone in 1871, leading directly to the founding of the world’s first...

New age data for rhyolite lava flows erupted in Yellowstone caldera suggest that the eruptions occurred in tight clusters. These results change the...

Since 2015, Yellowstone caldera has been subsiding at a rate of about 2–3 cm (roughly 1 in) per year. But the deformation changes seasonally due to...

A long-told myth about Yellowstone is that indigenous people were “afraid” of the area owing to the geysers and thermal activity. But archeological...

Every heard of a thermal kame? If not, you’re hardly alone. It’s a rare landform that provides evidence of glaciers interacting with hydrothermal...

What causes outliers in GPS data? Could be snow, could be a bird, or could be damaged equipment. Recognizing these outliers is important to properly...

Thanks to a newly funded project from NASA’s Commercial SmallSat Data Scientific Analysis Program, and an agreement with commercial satellite...

Reporting of earthquakes at volcanoes around the world varies considerably in style. This is because the amount and importance of seismic activity...

Although it is a common assumption that animals cause numerous wounds and deaths in Yellowstone, hot springs actually account for more injuries and...

Geologic maps are a fundamental tool for earth scientists to assemble and communicate geologic information. Under the umbrella of geologic mapping are...