The magma cap is critical for preventing eruptions at Yellowstone. Geoscientists have discovered a magma cap at Yellowstone National Park that is likely playing a critical role in preventing a ...

Jonathan Newton / The Washington Post via Getty Scientists discovered a magma cap under the surface of Yellowstone National Park The cap acts as a lid, making sure the pressure and heat below ...

Scientists at Yellowstone National Park have uncovered a large, underground magma cap that is likely crucial to containing ...

Underneath Yellowstone National Park, magma bubbles and flows. But exactly how close it is to the surface has long been a mystery to scientists — until now. For the first time, researchers have ...

For many years, it has been known that one of the largest active volcanic systems in the world dwells beneath the surface of Yellowstone National Park, though its exact workings have remained ...