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Geoscientists discovered a magma cap acting as a "lid" 2.4 miles beneath Yellowstone. This magma cap traps heat and pressure, ...
Geoscientists have discovered a magma cap at Yellowstone National Park that is likely playing a critical role in preventing a ...
Scientists have discovered a giant 'magma cap' under Yellowstone National Park. The cap is likely playing a critical role in ...
When standing in many places in Yellowstone National Park, the signs of a buried heat source are unmistakable, making one ...
A recent study discovered the exact location of the Yellowstone supervolcano's magma cap -- and hints at when it may erupt.
Schmandt was among a group of researchers who recently found that less than two and a half miles below the surface in ...
For the first time, geoscientists detected the top of Yellowstone’s magma reservoir. It is active and dynamic, but not in ...
A new study shows a volcanic eruption of Yellowstone may be even less likely than we thought: Scientists have discovered a ...
Yellowstone's supervolcano appears to have a magma cap that vents pressure and reduces the chances of a massive eruption ...
What we’ve found is that this reservoir hasn’t shut down — it’s been sitting there for a couple million years, but it’s still ...
A "breathing" cap of magma is stopping one of the largest active volcanic systems in the world from exploding in the US, scientists have discovered. Yellowstone National Park is known to sit on ...
And by finding a defined magma cap, researchers have also been able to determine that Yellowstone’s system remains lively and dynamic. “It hasn’t just been sitting there without any recharge ...