Articles tagged as Yellowstone National Park

A pair of bison hang out in the snow at Yellowstone National Park, one of the United States' best spots to see the huge mammals.

American Safaris: Where to See the Biggest Mammals in the U.S.

Go wild for the United States’ largest mammals and take an American Safari

September 16, 2016

Front and back of the letter written by Charles Darwin to Ferdinand Vandeveer Hayden on May 2, 1875

A Letter Written by Charles Darwin, Twice Stolen, Returns to the Smithsonian

After being snatched by an intern in the mid 1970s, the missive written by the scientist returns to Washington

June 3, 2016

Relaxed rules on donor recognition could allow corporate sponsors to fund items within National Parks

May 16, 2016

Yellowstone's Grand Prismatic Spring is the largest hot spring in the park. But what gives it its vivid rainbow colors?

The Science Behind Yellowstone’s Rainbow Hot Spring

The Grand Prismatic Spring might seem photoshopped, but there’s very real science beneath its vibrant colors

Updated: May 12, 2016 | Originally Published: May 7, 2014

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Yellowstone’s Most Famous Bear Is Dead

Who shot “Scarface”?

May 3, 2016

National Parks

Marathoner Sets Out to Run All of America’s National Parks

Autumn Ray’s goal: 59 national parks before she turns 40 in four years

March 31, 2016

Ice patches that normally persist through the summer are melting in Yellowstone National Park.

Cool Finds

Melting Ice in Yellowstone is Revealing Ancient Artifacts Faster Than Researchers Can Handle

The tools, spears and even baskets from ancient Native Americans are emerging faster than archeologists can collect them

September 3, 2015

Ask Smithsonian: Could the Volcano Beneath Yellowstone National Park Ever Erupt?

The good news is that an eruption there is highly unlikely, but the bad news is that it would be huge

April 9, 2015

Conservationists and recreational paddlers are split on whether to open up remaining National Parks waterways to boaters

March 5, 2015

Warm weather has drawn at least one bear out of hibernation and in search of food

February 17, 2015

New Research

Tourist Trash Has Changed the Color of Yellowstone’s Morning Glory Pool

Researchers have found proof of what caused a hot spring’s drastic color modification—it’s people, of course

February 12, 2015

The Park Service will be killing bison that stray from the park

October 6, 2014

This is why we can’t have nice things

August 7, 2014

The government wants to release some of Yellowstone’s bison to the wild

July 31, 2014

A hot spring in Yellowstone National Park

Cool Finds

Yes, Yellowstone’s Roads Just Melted. No, There’s No Reason to Panic

Yellowstone’s melting roads, while neat, aren’t as unusual as you’d think

July 15, 2014

Plumes of steam rise up from many spots along the Firehole River in Yellowstone National Park.

New Research

Yellowstone Belches Ancient Helium

Gas stored in the Earth’s crust for hundreds of millions of years is released by volcanic hotspot

February 19, 2014

Yellowstone Bears Actually Eat Moths for Food

It turns out that bears can eat 40,000 moths a day

October 22, 2013

Bears That Have No Fish to Eat Eat Baby Elk Instead

The illegal introduction of lake trout in Yellowstone’s lakes is having wide-reaching consequences

May 21, 2013

Clepsydra Geyser at Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.

Gigantic Plume Beneath Yellowstone Now Even More Gigantic

The geysers of Yellowstone are a reminder of the potential danger that lies below

April 15, 2011

The Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone (1893-1901) by Thomas Moran

A Thomas Moran Masterpiece Returns to American Art

Thomas Moran’s 1893-1901 canvas, “The Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone,” is impressive not only in terms of its masterful execution and sheer size

December 1, 2009