Geoscientists have discovered a magma cap at Yellowstone National Park that is likely playing a critical role in preventing a massive eruption.

Geoscientists discovered a magma cap acting as a "lid" 2.4 miles beneath Yellowstone. This magma cap traps heat and pressure, but also allows gas to vent, reducing eruption risk. Seismic imaging ...

There, rock abruptly gives way to bubbling magma, the geoscientists found, creating a magma cap — a sign that the reservoir is dynamic and active. The data adds to existing evidence that ...

Magazine, MyLondon, GRM Daily, and more. Jonathan Newton / The Washington Post via Getty Scientists have discovered a magma cap under the surface of Yellowstone National Park The cap acts as a lid ...

New research uncovers a hidden magma layer deep beneath Yellowstone’s surface that may be preventing the supervolcano from ...

Geoscientists have discovered a magma cap at Yellowstone National Park that is likely playing a critical role in preventing a massive eruption in one of the largest active volcanic systems in the ...

Scientists in the United States have 'blown the lid off' the Yellowstone supervolcano's mysterious underground reservoir of ...

A team of researchers from Rice University, the University of New Mexico, the University of Utah, and the University of Texas at Dallas recently found a large magma cap about 2.4 miles beneath the ...