Yellowstone National Park
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
Woman Gored by a Bison in Yellowstone National Park
An Ohio woman came within ten feet of the animal and was thrown ten feet in the air
The 15 Best Small Towns to Visit in 2022
From the alleged birthplace of Paul Bunyan to the original gateway to Yellowstone, these towns are buzzing with activity
Scientists Map Yellowstone’s Underground ‘Plumbing’
The new survey could be useful for everything from microbiology to thermal energy
Why Yellowstone Is Selling a Park Pass for the Year 2172
The national park’s fundraising arm is offering the futuristic pass for a $1,500 donation that will help preserve and protect wildlife, natural resources
Five Big Changes Scientists Have Documented During Yellowstone National Park's 150-Year History
Scientists have monitored the region closely for generations, and these are some of the most dramatic shifts they've seen
Unleash Your Inner Cowboy on These Dude Ranch Vacations
Fans of 'Yellowstone,' live out your ranching dreams, even if for just a few days
How Sitting Bull's Fight for Indigenous Land Rights Shaped the Creation of Yellowstone National Park
The 1872 act that established the nature preserve provoked Lakota assertions of sovereignty
Hunters Have Killed 24 Yellowstone Gray Wolves So Far This Season—the Most in Over 25 Years
An entire pack may have been 'eliminated' near the park's vulnerable border in Montana, where hunting restrictions were gutted last year
Watch Over 150 Bison Weave Through Traffic in Yellowstone as Winter Migration Begins
Park officials have advised keeping distance and not approaching wildlife
How Yellowstone Was Saved by a Teddy Roosevelt Dinner Party and a Fake Photo in a Gun Magazine
Chilling photos of slain buffalo in Yellowstone Park helped pass an act outlining punishment for poaching on public lands. But the photos were fakes
