The U.S. Geological Survey has spent years pushing back against a persistent myth: that Yellowstone’s supervolcano is “overdue” for a catastrophic eruption capable of wiping out life across the ...

Yellowstone National Park harbors a potentially dangerous volcanic system and more needs to be done to keep track of it, according to a new report by the U.S. Geological Survey. Improving monitoring ...

The U.S. Geological Survey has documented what it calls the largest eruption at Yellowstone’s Black Diamond Pool since a destructive 2024 hydrothermal explosion. A monitoring webcam captured the late ...

That’s the word U.S. Geological Survey volcanic experts used to describe a muddy eruption at Black Diamond Pool in Yellowstone National Park on Saturday morning. Video shared by the USGS on social ...

USGS said in a joint release with Yellowstone National Park officials that the explosion happened a little more than two miles northwest of Old Faithful. The United States Geological Survey confirmed ...

The Yellowstone Volcano Observatory (YVO) provides long-term monitoring of volcanic and earthquake activity in the Yellowstone National Park region. Yellowstone is the site of the largest and most ...

United States Geological Survey (USGS) scientist Mark Stelton (left) and Kenneth Sims, a UW professor of geology and geophysics and a member of the USGS Yellowstone Volcano Observatory, examine a ...

Yellowstone Caldera Chronicles is a weekly column written by scientists and collaborators of the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory. This week's contribution is from Michael Poland, geophysicist with the ...

Yellowstone Caldera Chronicles is a weekly column written by scientists and collaborators of the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory. This week's contribution is from Behnaz Hosseini, geologist, and ...

Yellowstone National Park is a wild destination where visitors can witness all kinds of excitement, from spewing geysers to thieving wildlife running off with park signage. While guests come to ...

A hydrothermal explosion inside Yellowstone National Park sent rocks and debris flying Tuesday morning, damaging a pedestrian boardwalk and forcing the closure of the area. The explosion occurred at ...