It’s been thousands of years since an eruption occurred at Yellowstone, and new research shows what may be contributing to that. Skip to content. WKRG News 5.

The cap works like a lid on a pot, keeping the pressure and heat created down below. And by finding a defined magma cap, researchers have also been able to determine that Yellowstone’s system ...

Yellowstone’s iconic hydrothermal features are known to emit gases found within magma, like that below Yellowstone’s sharp cap. Schmandt noted that while Yellowstone’s system is “lively ...

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 ...

(NEXSTAR) — There have long been questions about when Yellowstone’s volcanic system could see an eruption, especially after a massive hydrothermal explosion was caught on camera last summer.