A layer of magma has been discovered 2.4 miles below Yellowstone that releases gases and prevents eruptions, according to ...

Scientists discovered a magma cap almost 2.5 miles below the surface at Yellowstone National Park. Here’s what that means for ...

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 ...

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

Atop the magma reservoir, researchers found a sharp, volatile-rich magma cap. The cap works like a lid on a pot, keeping the pressure and heat created down below. And by finding a defined magma ...

The newly discovered magma cap is 2.6 miles (3.8 kilometers) below the surface of Yellowstone. | Credit: Xiyu Zhang via Getty Images A "breathing" cap of magma has been discovered inside the ...

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 ...

Now, a recent study shows the location of Yellowstone's magma cap and hints at when it may erupt. The Yellowstone caldera has a magma chamber about 40 by 80 kilometers across. The place where the ...

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

But a new study shows that such an event may be even less likely than we thought: Scientists have discovered a magma cap that may play a role in releasing pressure that contributes to large eruptions.

Scientists have made a groundbreaking discovery beneath Yellowstone’s supervolcano — a “breathing” magma cap just 2.6 miles below the surface. This cap traps intense heat and pressure, but it also ...