Geothermal

View looking northwest at a new thermal pool in the Porcelain Basin area of Norris Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, that probably formed in a series of mildly explosive events between late December 2024 and early February 2025.

GeothermalJuly 17, 2025

There’s a New Hole in the Ground at Yellowstone National Park

The park’s newest hydrothermal feature has an otherworldly milky texture from dissolved silica

Stephanie Pappas

Vapour rises from cooling towers in the separation station at the Nesjavellir Geothermal power station.

Climate ChangeApril 24, 2024

New Geothermal Technology Could Expand Clean Power Generation

Long confined to regions with volcanic activity, geothermal promises to become a much more versatile energy source thanks to new technologies

Katarina Zimmer, Knowable Magazine

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Aerial view of a geothermal plant infrastructure with smoke rising in Utah desert.

Renewable EnergyDecember 5, 2023

Google Taps Hot Rocks to Cool Climate

The potential of geothermal energy as a carbon-free power source is well known. Now companies such as Google are helping to unlock it

Benjamin Storrow, E&E News

Sparks seems to fly from an erupting volcano against a dark sky

GeologyJuly 11, 2023

Can Scientists Forecast Volcanic Eruptions?

Satellites and other technologies are spurring a new revolution in volcanic activity monitoring

O. Rose Broderick

Aerial top view of residential villas with solar panel on the roof

OpinionNovember 16, 2021

Build Back Better’s Big Challenge: Human Behavior

Household energy programs will need to influence how people use energy

Holly Caggiano

EarthApril 25, 2018

The River Falls over a Hydrothermal Heart

A picturesque waterfall tells a heated geologic story

Dana Hunter