When geologists were sent to investigate, they confirmed that this wasn’t old news – they had stumbled upon fresh activity. “ ...

Hydrothermal vents are fissures that release geothermally heated water. Found primarily in regions with volcanic activity, these vents form along mid-ocean ridges, where tectonic plates diverge.

Geologically speaking, things are always changing at Yellowstone — especially in hydrothermal areas. It’s simply the nature of the complex hydrothermal system overlying one of the planet’s largest ...

A new volcanic vent was discovered at Yellowstone National Park, the U.S. Geological Survey announced this week.

Geologically speaking, things are always changing at Yellowstone—especially in the hydrothermal areas. It’s simply the nature ...

Today, Yellowstone remains a place of low volcanic risk. Sure, there are sometimes small explosions stoked by hot water and steam. But it's mostly thermal pools and awesome geysers, reminding us of ...

Hydrothermal liquefaction (HTL) has been developed as a scalable alternative for plastic recycling. But what is HTL, how does it work, and could it be the key to reducing plastic waste? Hydrothermal ...

Some of the most productive hydrocarbon formations in the Michigan Basin are characterized as hydrothermal dolomite. At the Michigan Geological Repository for Research and Education at Western ...

A new source of nitrogen has been discovered. Researchers from RPTU University Kaiserslautern-Landau in southwestern Germany ...