One of the world’s largest magma chambers can be found beneath Yellowstone, meaning the water at the surface of its hot ...
This animation shows the volcanic plumbing system of the Yellowstone supervolcano, including a newfound magma reservoir (red) about 28 miles below the surface. The green lines represent the ...
This story appears in the August 2009 issue of National Geographic magazine. Update: Our new Yellowstone National Park stories may surprise you with pictures of Yellowstone's remarkable animals.
Geologists study the rock record to understand how our world came to be and to try to determine what geologic events might ...
Yellowstone isn’t your typical volcano. It’s a supervolcano ().This sleeping giant spans a massive 50×70 km wide and sits ...
Geologists study the rock record to understand how our world came to be and to try to determine what geologic events might ...
The Toba supervolcano eruption was the most explosive in human history, but debates about its impact on human life are ...
Five decades ago, they spent their summers working at Yellowstone National Park’s Old Faithful Inn. The experience transformed them — and bonded them for life. Ginny Valenze has been to Yellowstone ...
James Mills' research specialty is the origin and evolution of silicic magmatic systems (igneous rocks, both volcanic and other). In recent years, he has conducted research on igneous rocks in ...
Replete with stunning hydrothermal and geologic features and thriving wildlife across 2.2 million acres, Yellowstone National Park is a national treasure. It’s also America’s first national ...