Yellowstone National Park | smithsonianmag.comhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/rss/tag/yellowstone-national-park/RSS feed for Yellowstone National ParkenWed, 04 Mar 2026 18:04:01 +0000See 15 Wild and Wondrous Photographs of Yellowstone National Parkhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/see-15-wild-and-wondrous-photographs-of-yellowstone-national-park-180987952/Take a virtual tour of the nation’s first—and some say most beautiful—national parkWed, 04 Mar 2026 18:04:01 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/see-15-wild-and-wondrous-photographs-of-yellowstone-national-park-180987952/'Rising Star' of a Prominent Yellowstone Wolf Pack Was Illegally Killed, Sparking a Poaching Investigationhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/rising-star-of-a-prominent-yellowstone-wolf-pack-was-illegally-killed-sparking-a-poaching-investigation-180988113/Wildlife advocates are mourning the death of a female gray wolf known as 1478FFri, 30 Jan 2026 20:46:19 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/rising-star-of-a-prominent-yellowstone-wolf-pack-was-illegally-killed-sparking-a-poaching-investigation-180988113/More Than 300 Hats Have Been Pulled From Yellowstone's Geothermal Features So Far This Yearhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/more-than-300-hats-have-been-pulled-from-yellowstones-geothermal-features-so-far-this-year-180987345/Debris, garbage and clothing often ends up in the park's hot springs, geysers, fumaroles and mudpotsWed, 17 Sep 2025 19:15:34 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/more-than-300-hats-have-been-pulled-from-yellowstones-geothermal-features-so-far-this-year-180987345/Restoring Bison to Yellowstone Has 'Reawakened' the Ecosystem as the Large Animals Migrate, Study Suggestshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/restoring-bison-to-yellowstone-has-reawakened-the-ecosystem-as-the-large-animals-migrate-study-suggests-180987278/An analysis of plant diversity and soil health across the bison migration corridor suggests free-roaming bison lead to more nutrient-rich plantsWed, 03 Sep 2025 17:37:39 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/restoring-bison-to-yellowstone-has-reawakened-the-ecosystem-as-the-large-animals-migrate-study-suggests-180987278/Reintroduced Wolves Are Helping Baby Aspen Trees Flourish in Northern Yellowstone for the First Time in 80 Years, Study Suggestshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/reintroduced-wolves-are-helping-baby-aspen-trees-flourish-in-northern-yellowstone-for-the-first-time-in-80-years-study-suggests-180987064/The apex predators, restored to the park in 1995, appear to be keeping the local population of plant-eating elk in check, which allows aspen saplings to grow tall and healthyMon, 28 Jul 2025 19:43:39 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/reintroduced-wolves-are-helping-baby-aspen-trees-flourish-in-northern-yellowstone-for-the-first-time-in-80-years-study-suggests-180987064/How America's Forgotten Second National Park Lost Its Federal Status—and Gained a New Lease on Life as a State Parkhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/how-americas-forgotten-second-national-park-lost-its-federal-statusand-gained-a-new-lease-on-life-as-a-state-park-180986751/Much of Mackinac Island was designated as a national park in 1875, but it proved to be too expensive for the government to maintain, so it was transferred to the State of Michigan in 1895Mon, 09 Jun 2025 13:13:27 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/how-americas-forgotten-second-national-park-lost-its-federal-statusand-gained-a-new-lease-on-life-as-a-state-park-180986751/See 25 Incredible Images From the Wildlife Photographer of the Year Contesthttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/see-25-incredible-images-from-the-wildlife-photographer-of-the-year-contest-180985746/Cast your vote for your favorite of the photographs, which are all contenders for the People’s Choice award, through January 29Fri, 10 Jan 2025 12:00:03 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/see-25-incredible-images-from-the-wildlife-photographer-of-the-year-contest-180985746/Will Yellowstone Erupt Soon? Scientists Are Using New Techniques to Find Outhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/will-yellowstone-erupt-soon-scientists-are-using-new-techniques-to-find-out-180985771/Using magnetotellurics, researchers produced a detailed picture of the magma beneath Yellowstone, offering insights into a distant future of possible volcanic activityMon, 06 Jan 2025 15:48:18 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/will-yellowstone-erupt-soon-scientists-are-using-new-techniques-to-find-out-180985771/The Iconic, One-Eyed 'Queen of the Wolves' Dies After Fight With Rival Pack in Yellowstone National Parkhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/the-iconic-one-eyed-queen-of-the-wolves-dies-after-fight-with-rival-pack-in-yellowstone-national-park-180985755/A beloved matriarch, 907F lived to be 11 years old, which is much longer than the average life span for gray wolves and a rare feat, even for those in the protected area of YellowstoneThu, 02 Jan 2025 16:15:42 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/the-iconic-one-eyed-queen-of-the-wolves-dies-after-fight-with-rival-pack-in-yellowstone-national-park-180985755/How the Great Depression Fueled a Grassroots Movement to Create a New State Called Absarokahttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/how-the-great-depression-fueled-grassroots-movement-to-create-a-new-state-called-absaroka-180984873/In the 1930s, disillusioned farmers and ranchers fought to carve a 49th state out of northern Wyoming, southeastern Montana and western South DakotaWed, 14 Aug 2024 11:15:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/how-the-great-depression-fueled-grassroots-movement-to-create-a-new-state-called-absaroka-180984873/