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A Mysterious Ground Shift Returns to Yellowstone, and Advanced Tech Is Helping to Monitor It
18+ hour, 16+ min ago (663+ words) Learn more about the Norris Uplift Anomaly at Yellowstone National Park and how advanced monitoring systems helped researchers spot it again. While remarkable hydrothermal features, like bubbling hot springs and explosive geysers, are common at Yellowstone National Park, other events…...
Yellowstone Is One of the World’s Largest Magmatic Systems – And It May be Missing a Key Volcanic Gas
2+ week, 5+ day ago (570+ words) Learn why Yellowstone mysteriously does not produce sulfur dioxide, and what it means for volcanic unrest. Venture too close to the hydrothermal vents dotted around Yellowstone National Park and you will be met by a powerful stench reminiscent of rotten…...
Seismic Activity Shakes Up Microbes Deep Under Yellowstone Lake
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (291+ words) Learn more about the over 2,000 earthquakes that shifted Yellowstone's microbial communities. Spanning Wyoming, Idaho, and Montana, the Yellowstone Plateau Volcanic Field is a hotspot for seismic activity. Between May and November 2021, over 2,000 small earthquakes were detected, peaking at just 3.6 M…...
Water Flows Beneath Yellowstone National Park, Sometimes Taking Decades to Reach a Geyser
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (543+ words) Learn more about how researchers track water movement through a technique called fingerprinting at Yellowstone National Park. Yellowstone National Park experiences heavy rain and snowfall each year, typically during the winter and spring. While most of that water tends to…...
One of the Oldest Organisms on Earth Thrives in Yellowstone’s Scalding Hydrothermal Features
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (201+ words) The most dangerous thing in Yellowstone National Park isn't bears, bison, wolves, or cougars " it's thousands of hydrothermal features. These beautiful yet deadly features are scattered around the park and are responsible for multiple human injuries and even deaths every…...
A Yellowstone Sasquatch Event Blew Sediment 30 Feet in the Air
5+ mon, 6+ day ago (485+ words) Some Yellowstone National Park visitors may be keeping an eye out for Sasquatch " a cryptid believed to dwell in the deep forests of North America. At the same time, the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory (YSO) " part of the United States Geological…...
Series of Hydrothermal Explosions Likely Created New Blue Hot Spring in Yellowstone
5+ mon, 4+ week ago (482+ words) A new thermal pool has erupted onto the scene in Yellowstone National Park " slowly." Norris Geyser Basin is one of the most prominent hot spots in Yellowstone National Park. Full of a variety of thermal features, the basin is split…...
Yellowstone Hot Springs Create Perfect Environment for Ancient Microbes
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (643+ words) A study, published in Nature Communications, analyzes three microbes collected from two different hot springs in Yellowstone National Park and reveals how they may have adapted in a low-oxygen environment and evolved to live today. For this study, researchers from…...
Could Yellowstone National Park Visitors See New Thermal Feature Again This Summer?
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (673+ words) Summertime is in full swing, and that means families and friends are loading up their cars and heading out towards the national parks for the ultimate summer road trip. Along the way, they may stop at Yellowstone National Park and…...
Yellowstone Bison Meets Tragic End at Hot Spring, Showing the Danger of Hydrothermal Features
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (756+ words) The beautiful, yet deadly, hydrothermal features of Yellowstone National Park are best admired from afar, yet some animals may misstep. Over the years, a handful of animals have made costly mistakes around hot springs and landed themselves in situations that…...