For scientists working to understand why some geysers erupt with relative regularity and others do not, Yellowstone National Park provides a valuable testbed. Researchers at the University of Utah ...

The El Tatio geyser field. There’s a bus to the right for scale. Like a hidden world of chutes and ladders, the loopy plumbing beneath geysers may explain what causes them to erupt, a new study finds.

Geysers like Old Faithful in Yellowstone National Park erupt periodically because of loops or side-chambers in their underground plumbing, according to recent studies by volcanologists at the ...

BERKELEY, Calif., Feb. 25 (UPI) --Why does a geyser erupt, but a hot spring only bubbles? The difference is in the shape of the pipes that lie beneath the ground, pumping the hot water to the surface.

Scientists were ready to jump at the opportunity to get an unprecedented look at the workings of Steamboat Geyser. Their findings provide a picture of the depth of the geyser as well as a redefinition ...

Scientists have mapped the near-surface geology around Old Faithful, revealing the reservoir of heated water that feeds the geyser's surface vent and how the ground shaking behaves in between ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. (CNN) — Another year, another record set by ...

The world’s tallest active geyser is also one of its most mysterious, going dormant for years between periods of unpredictable, frequent eruptions. Yellowstone National Park’s Steamboat Geyser sprang ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The Steamboat Geyser at Yellowstone National Park can spout 300 feet of scalding water into the air, a feature of the world’s tallest active geyser. That is ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Bressan is a geologist who covers curiosities about Earth. Steamboat Geyser in the Norris Geyser Basin of Yellowstone ...

Another year, another record set by the tallest active geyser in the world. The Steamboat Geyser in Yellowstone National Park erupted 47 times this year, blowing past the record set in 2018 for the ...