We know that a supervolcano, Yellowstone, is located practically in our backyard. The region is constantly going through geological changes, as there was a recent discovery of a new volcanic vent in ...

Visitors to Yellowstone ran for their lives last ... be 'in bad shape,' if the park's 43-by-28 mile-wide 'caldera' were to blanket the sky in volcanic ash. 'Ash is heavy,' Poland, a research ...

Yellowstone National Park, with its breathtaking landscapes and diverse ecosystems, is home to one of the world’s most famous ...

Left behind is a giant caldera, from the Spanish word for "cauldron." The "hot spot" responsible for the Yellowstone caldera has erupted dozens of times in the past, going back some 18 million years.

According to the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory, it’s probable that this new hydrothermal feature is connected to activity ...

A park scientist noticed it about two weeks after a hydrothermal explosion along a boardwalk during the park’s overactive ...

The Yellowstone supervolcano is a vast reservoir of magma with the potential to unleash a category eight eruption over 100 times more powerful than Krakatoa. Thankfully, Yellowstone has never ...

Editor’s Note: This story accompanies the May 2016 issue of National Geographic magazine, devoted entirely to America’s first national park. Find more at natgeo ...

Geologically speaking, things are always changing at Yellowstone — especially in hydrothermal areas. It’s simply the nature of the complex hydrothermal system overlying one of the planet’s largest ...

Yellowstone National Park lies within the Yellowstone Caldera and has a long volcanic history. The park is home to thousands of thermal features ranging from hot springs to geysers to mud pods to ...

Scientists first noticed it while driving through the park nearly two weeks after one of the hydrothermal features exploded along a boardwalk, scientists said in the Yellowstone Caldera Chronicles ...

A brewing supervolcano eruption. The fear of a Yellowstone supereruption ... to navigate. And ash in the sky disrupts air travel by blocking visibility and interfering with electronics.