Recent research reveals that Yellowstone’s magma chamber contains significantly more liquid magma than scientists previously ...

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

This magma cap traps heat and pressure ... volcanic systems in the world dwells beneath the surface of Yellowstone National Park, though its exact workings have remained somewhat mysterious.

Underneath Yellowstone National Park, magma bubbles and flows. But exactly how close it is to the surface has long been a mystery to scientists — until now. For the first time, researchers have ...

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

A layer of magma has been discovered 2.4 miles below Yellowstone that releases gases and prevents eruptions, according to this study.

Researchers from Rice University imaged the magma underneath Yellowstone ... Every day, like clockwork, geysers in Yellowstone National Park erupt in a burst of volcanic activity as tourists ...

SALT LAKE CITY — Scientists have studied Yellowstone National Park's magmatic system for decades ... that the portion of the uppermost magma chamber is comprised of "about a 50/50 mixture ...

Schmandt was among a group of researchers who recently found that less than two and a half miles below the surface in Yellowstone National Park is its magma system. Atop the magma reservoir ...

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 ...

Photographed on July 22, 2014 in Yellowstone National Park, WY. (Jonathan Newton/The Washington Post via Getty Images) Volcanic eruptions can then occur as the bubbles accumulate and increase in ...