A new study highlights how life possibly evolved prior to and during the rise of Earth’s oxygenated atmosphere.

Montana State University has long been a hub for research on the many unique features of nearby Yellowstone National Park, ...

Mammoth Hot Springs has no set hours and access is covered by Yellowstone's seven-day admission fee ($35 per vehicle). Free parking is provided on-site. For more information about Mammoth Hot ...

Now experts say that microbial life in Yellowstone’s Lower Geyser Basin ... and the most miserable Zion Williamson's remarkable body transformation in 11 photos Student Accidentally Finds ...

Editor’s Note: This story accompanies the May 2016 issue of National Geographic magazine, devoted entirely to America’s first national park. Find more at natgeo ...

Dave Hallac stood in his office at the Yellowstone Center for Resources, the park body charged with science ... stone structures of Mammoth Hot Springs. A candid man with an oval face and thinning ...

For a long time, microbes like the ones in Yellowstone's hot springs were studied in isolation. Molecular ecologist Devaki Bhaya says we should be... The colorful community of microbes hiding in ...

Firstly, Yellowstone park sits on top of a geologically active supervolcano. With magma bubbling so close to the surface, geysers and hot springs can reach burning temperatures. The Scotts ...

Even better, Bozeman Hot Springs is just over 45 minutes from the skiing at Big Sky Resort and about an hour and a half from Yellowstone National Park, making it the perfect place to unwind after ...

Have you ever wondered why Yellowstone is full of hot springs, bubbling mudpots and geysers like Old Faithful? In this one-minute video, Ask Smithsonian host Eric Schulze explains the supervolcano ...