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

Hundreds of millions of people live in areas that could be affected ... can indicate movement within underground magma dikes—sheets of magma that cut across layers of rock.

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

Brandon Schmandt, a professor of earth, environmental, and planetary science at Rice University, told Nexstar that scientists have long known that there is magma beneath Yellowstone. But being ...

Researchers from Rice University imaged the magma underneath Yellowstone and showed how it vents pressure, reducing the likelihood of a massive eruption anytime soon.

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 ...