Written by Mark Stelten, deputy scientist-in-charge at the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory, the post analyzes the v olcano's ...

People visit Yellowstone National Park every year to observe its wildlife and vast array of hydrothermal features. One question that lurks in the back of many visitors’ minds as they traverse through ...

West Thumb Geyser Basin (WTGB), along the southwest ... of sinter-depositing alkaline-chloride fluids throughout Yellowstone National Park, including those near Old Faithful.

What triggers geysers to go off is still not well understood. A new paper shows that one small earthquake likely triggered an eruption of the world's tallest active geyser, Steamboat.

Abyss Pool in Yellowstone National Park is about 53 feet deep and contains ... (Pat Shanks/U.S. Geological Survey) West Thumb Geyser Basin, along the southwest shore of West Thumb Basin in western ...

This once unremarkable lake underwent a series of bizarre changes, leading to a dramatic and unexpected event.

On April 15, 2024, a newly installed monitoring station in Norris Geyser Basin ... but the lesson of Yellowstone is one of change. The thermal areas of Yellowstone National Park are dynamic ...

President Grover Cleveland signed a law that would finally protect the park, its geysers and its wildlife. It was known as the "Act to Protect the Birds and Animals in Yellowstone National Park." ...

Montana’s Yellowstone Country is home to three of the five entrances to Yellowstone: the West, North, and Northeast Entrances ...

Yellowstone National Park's nearly 3,500 square miles seep slightly ... Mammoth Hot Springs and the North; Norris Geyser Basin; Old Faithful; Tower-Roosevelt and the Northeast; and West Thumb ...