Tourists and officials were startled by a hydrothermal explosion at Black Diamond Pool in July 2024. Geoscientists are working out how and why it occurred to better understand these hazardous events.

University of Utah seismologists discovered and made images of a reservoir of hot, partly molten rock 12 to 28 miles beneath the Yellowstone supervolcano, and it is 4.4 times larger ...

Controlled “mini‑earthquakes” from a seismic truck & 600 sensors produced the clearest picture yet of Yellowstone’s underground heat engine ...

Yellowstone Makes Earthquakes With 53,000-Pound Vibrator Truck To Study Volcano Yellowstone is using a 53,000-pound vibrator truck to create custom-made earthquakes to study the supervolcano the park ...

Many implications Sims believes that Yellowstone’s rocks, its labyrinth of underground waterways and its volcano may hold clues that would help solve perhaps the greatest of science’s mysteries.

Something is blocking it from erupting. Smoking Lids Researchers have found evidence that a giant "lid" made of magma could be stopping the supervolcano in Yellowstone National Park from erupting.

Corked Volcano Researchers have found evidence that a giant "lid" made of magma could be stopping the supervolcano in Yellowstone National Park from erupting. As detailed in a paper published in the ...

No 'impending eruption' at Yellowstone super volcano, U. research finds By Logan Stefanich, KSL.com | Posted - April 27, 2025 at 12:09 p.m.

A 'secret lid' keeps the volcano in check at Yellowstone National Park, according to new research from Rice University. The cap allows the supervolcano to vent instead of building up pressure.

Seismic Imaging in Yellowstone The team began their work using a seismic vibrator—a 53,000-pound truck outfitted with a device designed to send low-frequency vibrations into the ground. These ...

Though the existence of the magma reservoir beneath Yellowstone has been well-established, its location and contents are a lot less clear. That’s because researchers have long struggled to pinpoint ...

Duan said that just like traversing the rocky landscape of Yellowstone, tenacity is key for navigating its mysteries underground. "When you see noisy, challenging data, don't give up," Duan said.