Geoscientists have discovered a magma cap at Yellowstone National Park that is likely playing a critical role in preventing a ...

The cap, which acts like a lid, was discovered 3.8 kilometers under the park’s surface Scientists discovered a magma cap ...

A "breathing" cap of magma is stopping one of the largest active volcanic systems in the world from exploding in the US, ...

Yellowstone Caldera, the volcanic complex underneath Yellowstone National Park, is held at bay from eruption by a cap 3.8 ...

Researchers have identified a stable, gas-venting magma cap beneath Yellowstone, reducing eruption risk and advancing ...

Beneath the steaming geysers and bubbling mud pots of Yellowstone National Park lies one of the world's most closely watched volcanic systems. Now a team of geoscientists has uncovered new evidence ...

Researchers from Rice University imaged the magma underneath Yellowstone and showed how it vents pressure, reducing the likelihood of a massive eruption anytime soon.

Beneath Yellowstone lies a magma reservoir, pulsing with molten and superheated rock and exsolved gases. Scientists have long ...