Last April, geologists conducting routine maintenance at temperature logging stations in Yellowstone National Park’s Norris ...

Yellowstone geologists discovered the baby hydrothermal feature in April while doing routine work at Norris Geyser Basin, the ...

"The discovery emphasizes the dynamic nature of Yellowstone's thermal activity," Yellowstone Volcano Observatory's Mike ...

Ice-blue in color, warm in temperature and a little larger than a backyard hot tub, the pool is the newest known feature to ...

Norris Geyser Basin is one of the only major thermal basins located outside of Yellowstone Caldera (it is about 2.5 miles north of the caldera rim) and covers an area of about 800 acres.

On Monday afternoon, the U.S. Geological Survey announced the discovery of a new geothermal pool in Yellowstone National Park ...

Geologists working in Yellowstone National Park discovered a new pool of strange light blue water this spring. Using ...

Get ready for a little Christmas in July: There’s a new baby blue pool in Yellowstone National Park, and science suggests it started forming on the winter holiday.

Named for Philetus Norris, who served as Yellowstone National Park superintendent from 1877 to 1882, Norris Geyser Basin is Yellowstone's hottest and most-changing geyser basin.

Norris Geyser Basin also hosts several craters that reach up to 100 meters (328 feet) in diameter. These craters were formed during hydrothermal explosions that ejected boiling water, mud and rocks.