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Beyond the bathroom: Top visitor questions in Yellowstone’s thermal areas
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (534+ words) installed and stand up to Yellowstone’s unforgiving environment is challenging. Geologists map out safe areas...
Working with scientists from the White Mountain Apache Tribe in the Springerville Volcanic Field, Arizona
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (55+ words) USGS (.gov) Official websites use.gov Secure.gov websites use HTTPS Working with scientists from the White Mountain Apache Tribe in the Springerville Volcanic Field, Arizona CalVO geologists help build a new eruptive history for the Springerville Volcanic Field in…...
Continuing the Landsat Legacy
3+ mon, 4+ week ago (63+ words) USGS (.gov) Official websites use.gov Secure.gov websites use HTTPS Continuing the Landsat Legacy Timeline of the Landsat program, beginning with the launch of Landsat 1 in 1972. Landsat 10 is expected to launch in 2031. As the tenth Landsat mission, it will…...
A mixed-media piece titled “Subterranean Calefaction” that illustrates geothermal activity in Yellowstone made by A. Jardine in collaboration with Greg Vaughn, USGS as displayed at the Art of Inquiry show in Flagstaff, AZ September 2025 at the USGS Flagst
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (147+ words) USGS (.gov) Official websites use.gov Secure.gov websites use HTTPS A mixed-media piece titled “Subterranean Calefaction” that illustrates geothermal activity in Yellowstone made by A. Jardine in collaboration with Greg Vaughn, USGS as displayed at the Art of Inquiry…...
Hats collected in summer 2026 by the Yellowstone National Park Geology Team
3+ day, 20+ hour ago (34+ words) usgs.gov Official websites use.gov Secure.gov websites use HTTPS Hats collected in summer 2026 by the Yellowstone National Park Geology Team...
What’s that smell? Tracking Yellowstone’s hydrocarbon history
2+ mon, 15+ hour ago (93+ words) USGS (.gov) Hydrocarbons in Yellowstone? Yes indeed, there are oil seeps in the northeastern part of the park! These seeps are a consequence of the region’s long and complex geological history. Allen, E.T., Day, A.L. (1935) The Hot Springs of the…...
August 12, 2026 — Episode 53 plume at sunset
1+ mon, 19+ hour ago (101+ words) This wide-angle, panoramic photo from the northwest rim of Halemaʻumaʻu shows the outgassing plume from Kīlauea summit eruption episode 53 lofting vertically and then drifting west—towards the summit of Mauna Loa—on August 12, 2026. The sun was setting behind the plume,…...
Coins, bills, and jewelry collected in summer 2026 by the Yellowstone National Park Geology Team
3+ day, 20+ hour ago (40+ words) usgs.gov Official websites use.gov Secure.gov websites use HTTPS Coins, bills, and jewelry collected in summer 2026 by the Yellowstone National Park Geology Team...
Glaciers and Landscape Change
4+ mon, 4+ week ago (206+ words) 2025 Data Now Available — See how the USGS Benchmark Glaciers have changed this year. Nearly all of Earth's alpine glaciers are losing mass, with consequences for freshwater resources, landscape stability, regional ecosystems, and global sea level. Rates of glacier mass loss…...
WaterMarks Newsletter - Winter 2026
8+ mon, 1+ week ago (170+ words) This edition of the WaterMarks Newsletter highlights a new study on Cape Cod that uses an innovative way to identify areas for nitrogen reduction. It also includes improved web pages about the center's three branches, a news feature on a…...