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

Scientists have discovered a giant 'magma cap' under Yellowstone National Park. The cap is likely playing a critical role in ...

A recent study discovered the exact location of the Yellowstone supervolcano's magma cap -- and hints at when it may erupt.

For decades, scientists knew magma was simmering beneath the earth at Yellowstone National Park. A team of researchers ...

A new study shows a volcanic eruption of Yellowstone may be even less likely than we thought: Scientists have discovered a ...

Schmandt was among a group of researchers who recently found that less than two and a half miles below the surface in ...

Geoscientists discovered a magma cap acting as a "lid" 2.4 miles beneath Yellowstone. This magma cap traps heat and pressure, but also allows gas to vent, reducing eruption risk. Seismic imaging ...

And by finding a defined magma cap, researchers have also been able to determine that Yellowstone’s system remains lively and dynamic. “It hasn’t just been sitting there without any recharge ...

Scientists in the United States have 'blown the lid off' the Yellowstone supervolcano's mysterious underground reservoir of ...

Jonathan Newton / The Washington Post via Getty Scientists discovered a magma cap under the surface of Yellowstone National Park The cap acts as a lid, making sure the pressure and heat below ...