In geology, even small layers can tell big stories. But figuring out the origins of such small layers can be a challenge, ...

The last super-eruption at Yellowstone volcano, which occurred 631,000 years ago, was not one huge explosion. Instead, new research suggests it was a series of eruptions or multiple vents spewing ...

POCATELLO, Idaho — After the "most-recorded" hydrothermal explosion happened in Yellowstone National Park last month, many wonder if a super volcano eruption is imminent. In short, the answer is ...

The Yellowstone "super-volcano" is a little less super -- but more active -- than previously thought. Researchers say the biggest Yellowstone eruption, which created the two-million-year-old ...

The biggest super-eruption ever to be recorded at Yellowstone volcano has been discovered by scientists, finding an event that took place 8.7 million years ago covered an area the size of New ...

Here’s a chart from USGS comparing the Yellowstone super-eruptions with the Mt. St. Helens eruption of 1980. The difference is staggering: Super-eruptions vs ordinary eruptions ...

Yellowstone's Hidden Volcano. Beneath the Yellowstone National Park is an active volcanic caldera that measures 34 miles by 45 miles. There is ongoing debate as to the initial source of ...

The second supereruption, known as the Grey’s Landing super-eruption, however, was significantly larger. It impacted nearly 8,900 square-miles and occurred 8.72 million years ago.

The last super-eruption at Yellowstone occurred about 640,000 years ago, and the likelihood of another similar eruption in the near future is extremely low.

A Yellowstone supervolcano eruption would create no-fly zones across most of North America for months, potentially years. Despite The Scale Of Damage & Destruction, It Will Not Be The End Of Humanity ...

Describing Yellowstone's chances of eruption to KPAX-TV, Dr. Michael Poland, Chief Scientist at the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory, used the metaphor of a boiling pot of water. “If you know how ...

The last super-eruption at Yellowstone volcano, which occurred 631,000 years ago, was not one huge explosion. Instead, new research suggests it was a series of eruptions or multiple vents spewing ...