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Yellowstone

Aerial view of Yellowstone’s Upper Geyser Basin
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Magma Beneath Yellowstone Is Shifting Northeast

by Skyler Ware 31 January 202531 January 2025

Though the volcano’s magma chambers could hold enough material for a caldera-forming event, none of them are likely to erupt soon.

Tourists watch Old Faithful erupt.
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Steamy Bubbles May Control Old Faithful’s Clock

by Joseph Howlett 19 December 202319 December 2023

Scientists built a minigeyser to show why the natural wonder’s water surges so violently between eruptions.

3D model of the structure of Sprouter Geyser
Posted inEditors' Highlights

Yellowstone Geyser is Diagnosed with Bubble Trap Syndrome

by Douglas R. Schmitt 24 February 202324 February 2023

Like humans who eat too many beans, Yellowstone’s Sprouter Geyser has recurrent issues with gas.

Four backpackers look down the Yellowstone River where it flows through the Black Canyon.
Posted inFeatures

Don’t Call It a Supervolcano

Mary Caperton Morton, Science Writer by Mary Caperton Morton 6 August 202122 December 2021

Living in Geologic Time: Scientists dismantle the myths of Yellowstone.

Old Faithful geyser erupts in Yellowstone National Park
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Megadrought Caused Yellowstone’s Old Faithful to Run Dry

by J. Pinson 16 October 202014 February 2023

Scientists studying wood samples preserved by Old Faithful have determined that the famous geyser was dormant for several decades during the 13th century due to a megadrought.

Steamboat Geyser in Yellowstone National Park
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Are Geysers a Signal of Magma Intrusion Under Yellowstone?

Erik Klemetti, Science Writer by Erik Klemetti 29 May 202027 October 2021

Steamboat Geyser, the world’s tallest, is in the midst of one of its largest periods of activity. Is it linked to new magma intruding under the Yellowstone caldera?

Dave Lovalvo and Todd Gregory deploy ROV Yogi from R/V Annie II in Wyoming’s Yellowstone Lake.
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Exploring the Restless Floor of Yellowstone Lake

by R. Sohn, R. Harris, C. Linder, K. Luttrell, D. Lovalvo, L. Morgan, W. Seyfried and P. Shanks 4 December 201717 November 2022

Yellowstone Lake, far from any ocean, hosts underwater hot springs similar to those on mid-ocean ridges. A research team is investigating the processes that drive the lake’s hydrothermal systems.

Posted inScience Updates

Studying Yellowstone by Integrating Deep Carbon Science

by S. M. Morrison, M. Pistone and L. Kohl 23 June 201722 February 2022

Second Deep Carbon Observatory Summer School; Yellowstone National Park, Montana and Wyoming, 23–28 July 2016

View of the Grand Canyon of Yellowstone National Park
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Pinpointing the Trigger Behind Yellowstone's Last Supereruption

by A. Woodward 4 January 201712 September 2022

Geologists suggest that mixing of magma melt pockets could have caused the explosion a little more than 600,000 years ago.

Yellowstone-National-Park-beehive-geyser
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Can Carbon Dioxide Trigger Geyser Eruptions?

JoAnna Wendel, freelance science writer and illustrator by JoAnna Wendel 16 March 20166 October 2022

Researchers looking at geyser discharge water in Yellowstone National Park found that dissolved carbon dioxide could be involved in a geyser's eruption.

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