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.

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 ...

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 ...

Giant ‘Magma Cap’ Discovered Under Yellowstone National Park Likely Plays Critical Role in Preventing Huge Volcanic Eruption The cap, which acts like a lid, was discovered 3.8 kilometers under ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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. WSPA 7NEWS.