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

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

Schmandt was among a group of researchers who recently found that less than two and a half miles below the surface in Yellowstone National Park is its magma system. Atop the magma reservoir, ...

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, making sure the pressure and heat below ...

The data adds to existing evidence that Yellowstone is not facing an imminent volcanic eruption. The magma cap acts as a lid on the pressure and heat beneath, and the system is releasing gas at a ...

They have found evidence of what they are calling a sharp, volatile-rich cap located 3.8 kilometers (2.36 miles ... “For decades, we’ve known there’s magma beneath Yellowstone, but the exact depth and ...

Scientists discovered a magma cap underneath Yellowstone National Park’s surface that may act as a lid to prevent the supervolcano from erupting. Photo by Chris Leipelt via Unsplash It’s no secret ...

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 ...

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 ...