This once unremarkable lake underwent a series of bizarre changes, leading to a dramatic and unexpected event.

YELLOWSTONE NAT'L PARK, Wyo. - The monthly update from the U.S. Geological Survey Volcanoes shows what scientists have learned about the explosion at Biscuit Basin that occurred on July 23.

Yellowstone is one of the most well-monitored areas in the world for seismic activities. But in the wake of the biscuit basin explosion, they're considering adding additional monitors to the park ...

At the beginning of 2024, the water level at Nuphar Lake near Norris Geyser Basin was on the rise. By the end of that summer, ...

Biscuit Basin in Yellowstone National Park. (Matt Poyner/National Park Service) Yellowstone National Park said it has reduced its fire level to HIGH and lifted Stage 1 fire restrictions that went ...

The West Thumb Geyser Basin is located along the western edge of Yellowstone Lake. There is a fantastic boardwalk trail ...

At the beginning of 2024, the water level at Nuphar Lake, near Norris Geyser Basin was on the rise. By the end of that summer ...

Visitors were forced to flee as a huge hydrothermal explosion shot steam and debris into the air at Yellowstone National ... into the air around Biscuit Basin. The National Parks Service reported ...

The entrance to Glacier National Park in 2020. (Courtesy of Glacier National Park). Glacier National Park welcomed a record ...

The rocks and debris that spouted from the boom were of sandstone and siltstone, USGS said. These types of rocks are debris from glaciers. If the explosion had rooted from deeper in the ground ...