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Will Yellowstone erupt or are we blowing things out of proportion? We may have underestimated Yellowstone’s potential to blow its stack in the future. Chinese scientists have made a disconcerting find ...

Geoscientists have discovered a magma cap at Yellowstone National Park that is likely playing a critical role in preventing a massive eruption in one of the largest active volcanic systems in the ...

Yellowstone eruptions may be driven by shifts in Earth's crust, rather than a deep well of magma, study finds.

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A major Yellowstone eruption likely won’t happen for thousands, and potentially millions, of years. Scientists say that the magma underneath Yellowstone is mostly solid and not eruptible. One study ...

Videos of animals appearing to flee Yellowstone National Park have gone viral, leading to speculation that the park’s infamous “supervolcano” may be about to blow. Climate website Green Matters ...

For decades, researchers in and around Yellowstone National Park have used seismic waves – imagine giving the region an MRI – to map the hot mush below the Earth’s surface. Now a group of scientists ...