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A new hole was discovered in Yellowstone National Park in April 2025, when geologists performed routine maintenance at the ...

Located in the Yellowstone’s Porcelain Basin, the new thermal feature is believed to have appeared on Christmas Day ...

But the eruptions left behind a new thermal pool. Ice-blue in color, warm in temperature and a little larger than a backyard hot tub, the pool is the newest known feature to bubble up in Yellowstone’s ...

If you’re hoping to escape the usual summer crush this year, Glacier National Park in northwest Montana might be just the ...

Yellowstone National Park is home to a huge and varied range of animal life but in recent days, many creatures appear to be ...

The vast Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming, USA, continues to be a source of fascinating discoveries.  Most recently, park geologists confirmed the ...

The dominant rock type in the Yellowstone region is rhyolite, and that is very rich in silica. As hot water circulates underground, it can dissolve that silica and bring it to the surface, where it is ...

More geological changes are occurring at Yellowstone National Park, as another hole forms in one of the park's basins.

A new light blue hot spring has formed in Yellowstone’s Norris Geyser Basin after months of small hydrothermal explosions.

The blue pool is located in the Porcelain Basin subbasin of Norris Geyser Basin, immediately west of a patch of vegetation informally known as Tree Island. It is about 13 feet across, and the water in ...

The blue water spring is about 13 feet in diameter and 1 foot below the rim, USGS said. The water in the pool was measured at ...