When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. During a field trip to the Lava Creek Tuff near Shell, Wyoming, scientists discovered evidence of ...

The last supereruption at Yellowstone volcano was preceded by multiple explosions taking place over the course of decades, scientists have discovered. The Lava Creek Tuff eruption took place 631,000 ...

I first caught a glimpse of Fort Rock through an opening in the trees along County Road 5-10, about an hour drive southwest of Bend. The circular outcropping of volcanic rock, known as a tuff ring, ...

Scientists in China have used ground heat exchangers based on volcanic tuff stones to improve storage capabilities and efficiency of photovoltaic-thermal systems. Their experiments showed that the ...

A supervolcanic eruption thought to have driven humanity extinct may not have endangered the species after all, a new investigation suggests. Supervolcanoes are capable of eruptions dwarfing anything ...

Yellowstone Caldera Chronicles is a weekly column written by scientists and collaborators of the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory. This week’s contribution is from Mark Stelten, research geologist with ...