Caldera Chronicles

Mountain building occurred all around the Yellowstone region and highlights a tortured geological history of uplift and volcanism.  The Gallatin Range...

Beneath Yellowstone's steaming geysers and fumaroles lies a chemical mystery: where did all the sulfur dioxide go?

GPS stations in Yellowstone can clearly show how the ground moves, but this simple measurement requires the data to go on a complex journey.

Applying artificial intelligence approaches to a 15-year-long seismic record reveals how all the small earthquakes that occur in the Yellowstone...

Yellowstone is not just a fantastic natural laboratory for Earth-based studies.  A better understanding of hydrothermal activity in the first National...

Many of the monitoring sites in Yellowstone National Park are located in remote areas.  When they go offline, a lot of preparation and effort is...

Water molecules (H₂O) are made of two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom, but these atoms aren't always the same. Tracking how these atoms in water...

Thermophiles thrive in hydrothermal features where scalding temperatures would burn other life. What can we learn from the unique adaptations of these...

If only we could stick a thermometer into a magma chamber…  That’s not really possible, but fortunately each mineral in a volcanic deposit is like a...

Ever wonder who collects hats blown into Yellowstone hot springs, repairs damage to bacterial mats or thermal ground, and monitors the health of...

Geologic mapping has come a long way—from paper maps to powerful digital databases. But how do researchers store and organize all this data? Join us...

Massive volcanoes dot the Cascade Range from British Columbia into Northern California, but what about the space in between the peaks? Volcanoes in...

Deformation of Earth’s surface can be very subtle.  Accurately detecting how the ground moves in the Yellowstone area requires the right frame of...

The are many types of fluids that flow between the deep mantle underlying Yellowstone National Park and the atmosphere above it. These fluids drive...

Sasquatch is a mythical creature with scant evidence to support its existence.  Likewise, eruptions from Black Diamond Pool since last July were...

Online sources are saying that animals are fleeing Yellowstone National Park.  This isn’t the first time such claims have been made. And just like...

Calculating earthquake magnitudes can be a challenge in places like Yellowstone, where lots of small seismic events can occur in rapid succession. But...

In April 2025, Yellowstone National Park geologists identified a new thermal feature in Norris Geyser Basin. Investigation of multiple data streams...

In geology, even small layers can tell big stories.  But figuring out the origins of such small layers can be a challenge, requiring careful mapping...

The recent death of a bison at Grand Prismatic Spring is an emphatic example of the danger posed by thermal areas in Yellowstone National Park.  But...