See 25 Incredible Images From the Wildlife Photographer of the Year Contest
Cast your vote for your favorite of the photographs, which are all contenders for the People’s Choice award, through January 29
Will Yellowstone Erupt Soon? Scientists Are Using New Techniques to Find Out
Using magnetotellurics, researchers produced a detailed picture of the magma beneath Yellowstone, offering insights into a distant future of possible volcanic activity
The Iconic, One-Eyed ‘Queen of the Wolves’ Dies After Fight With Rival Pack in Yellowstone National Park
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 Yellowstone
Untold Stories of American History
How the Great Depression Fueled a Grassroots Movement to Create a New State Called Absaroka
In the 1930s, disillusioned farmers and ranchers fought to carve a 49th state out of northern Wyoming, southeastern Montana and western South Dakota
Watch a Yellowstone Hot Spring Explode Into a Boiling Column of Mud, Water and Rock
Hydrothermal explosions typically occur every year in the popular national park, but rarely in areas so heavily trafficked by visitors
The Forgotten Black Explorers Who Transformed Americans’ Understanding of the Wilderness
Esteban, York and James Beckwourth charted the American frontier between the 16th and 19th centuries
Rare White Bison Calf Born at Yellowstone National Park
A photographer spotted the calf on June 4. White buffalo are sacred to some Native American tribes, and the birth has been called a “blessing and a warning”
How a Microbe From Yellowstone’s Hot Springs Could Help Feed the World
A Chicago startup has turned a fungus found by NASA into a protein-packed food
‘Zombie Deer Disease’ Documented in Yellowstone for the First Time
The neurological condition, called chronic wasting disease, has a 100 percent fatality rate in the deer, moose and elk it infects
Watch Adult Wolves Bring ‘Toys’ to Their Teething Pups at Yellowstone
When they can’t bring food back to the den, the animals retrieve bones, sticks and antlers for their young to chew on—and biologists captured it on video
Listen to Music Made From Yellowstone’s Seismic Data
A scientist and a musician performed a live musical rendition of the park’s underground rumblings
Controversial Yellowstone Hunt Kills More Than 1,100 Bison
The hunt is an effort to control the animal’s population and protect cattle outside the park
Parasites Make Grey Wolves More Likely to Become Pack Leaders
Research has shown that infected animals can engage in riskier behavior than their uninfected peers
A Surprising Amount of Magma Is Under Yellowstone’s Supervolcano
New research suggests more melted rock lies beneath the Yellowstone Caldera—but it’s still not likely to erupt anytime soon
Smithsonian Scholars Pick Their Favorite Books of 2022
This wide-ranging list offers context for our rapidly changing world
The Ten Best History Books of 2022
Our favorite titles of the year resurrect forgotten histories and illuminate how the nation ended up where it is today
You Can Own a Piece of Forrest Fenn’s Treasure
The valuable artifacts, hidden in the Rocky Mountains for more than a decade, are going up for auction
One-Third of Iconic World Heritage Glaciers Will Melt by 2050, Study Finds
A new report from Unesco and the International Union for Conservation of Nature provides a bleak outlook for glaciers amid global warming
What Extreme Flooding in Yellowstone Means for the National Park’s Gateway Towns
These communities rely almost entirely on tourism for their existence—yet too much tourism, not to mention climate change, can destroy them
Extreme Flooding Devastates Yellowstone, Forcing the Closure of All Park Entrances
Rock slides, flooding and heavy rain washed out roads and bridges
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