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

On March 1, 1872, President Ulysses S. Grant signed the bill creating Yellowstone Park, the first national park in the history of the world. Despite the fact that the new national park comprised ...

On an August day in 2024, a Yellowstone National Park ranger driving south between Mammoth Hot Springs and Norris Geyser Basin noticed a plume of steam. Was it really steam, the ranger wondered ...

Yellowstone National Park remains open year-round, but certain parts of the nearly 3,500-square-mile park shut down during the winter months due to treacherous conditions caused by Mother Nature.

The new feature was spotted in Yellowstone National Park early on Aug. 5 by an eagle-eyed scientist. The park geology team soon verified it was indeed new thermal activity. It remained prominent ...

A herd of bison caused a "little bison jam" at Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming as the majestic animals crossed the road and held up traffic. Video footage shared by Cindy Shaffer shows a line ...

The best times to visit Yellowstone National Park are from late April to May as well as September through early October. These shoulder months offer mild weather, fewer crowds and little to no ...

A new thermal vent spewing steam in the air at Yellowstone National Park is gaining attention, mainly because it’s visible from a road rather than any significant change in the park famous for ...

When hydrologist Bob Beschta arrived in Yellowstone in 1996, he noticed something odd with the Lamar River. The stream was over-widened, the banks were eroding and precious soil was sloughing off ...