The Compass: Yellowstone

Founded in 1872, Yellowstone National Park is best known for its abundance of natural beauty and awe-inspiring wildlife. America’s first national park boasts over two million acres of wilderness and runs across the Continental Divide, spanning three states: Wyoming, Idaho, and Montana.  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌    ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  

 

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Your navigation into the weekend Yellowstone

Founded in 1872, Yellowstone National Park is best known for its abundance of natural beauty and awe-inspiring wildlife. America’s first national park boasts over two million acres of wilderness and runs across the Continental Divide, spanning three states: Wyoming, Idaho, and Montana. Join us this week as we see why a chunk of Yellowstone the size of Chicago has been pulsing, discover which key ingredient in coronavirus tests comes from Yellowstone’s lakes, and learn how wolves have helped stabilize the ecosystem. Let’s explore Yellowstone.

SCIENCE

PHOTOGRAPH BY MARC MORITSCH, NAT GEO IMAGE COLLECTION A chunk of Yellowstone the size of Chicago has been pulsing. Why? An injection of magma under Norris Geyser Basin may be why the region is five inches higher today than it was 20 years ago. READ MORE SHARE

PHOTOGRAPH BY MICHAEL MELFORD, NAT GEO IMAGE COLLECTION Yellowstone supervolcano could be an energy source. But should it? The national park could power the entire continental U.S. with clean energy. Here’s why it remains untapped. READ MORE PHOTOGRAPH BY FEDOR SELIVANOV, ALAMY Some Yellowstone geysers are getting more active—but why? Bursts of activity in parts of the park highlight the erratic nature of these watery phenomena. READ MORE

PHOTOGRAPH BY RAUL TOUZON, NAT GEO IMAGE COLLECTION Key ingredient in coronavirus tests comes from Yellowstone’s lakes A curious life-form that lives in the park’s thermal pools makes a protein that changed the course of biomedical history. READ MORE SHARE

ANIMALS & ENVIRONMENT

PHOTOGRAPH BY MICHAEL NICHOLS WITH RONAN DONOVAN AND THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE 25 years after returning to Yellowstone, wolves have helped stabilize the ecosystem New research shows that by reducing populations and thinning out weak and sick animals, wolves have a role in creating resilient elk herds. READ MORE SHARE RELATED: IS THE GRAY WOLF STILL ENDANGERED? DEPENDS WHO YOU ASK. +

PHOTOGRAPH BY MICHAEL NICHOLS, NAT GEO IMAGE COLLECTION Why feeding grizzly bears is worse than you might think Giving food to bears, or carelessly leaving out pet food and garbage, not only endangers you—but could doom the animals. READ MORE PHOTOGRAPH BY CHRISTOPHER GUY, USGS MONTANA COOPERATIVE FISHERY RESEARCH UNIT Want to kill invasive trout? Smother them with their dead. In the war on Yellowstone National Park's exotic lake trout, researchers are trying everything from nets to electrocution to suffocating eggs with dead fish. READ MORE

PHOTOGRAPH BY ROBBIE GEORGE, NAT GEO IMAGE COLLECTION It all started with a few trout. Now Yellowstone’s iconic birds face ‘collapse.' An invasive fish set off a domino effect that has already affected bears and elk. Now it threatens trumpeter swans and other birds. READ MORE SHARE

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PHOTOGRAPH BY MICHAEL NICHOLS, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC Yellowstone: Wild heart of a continent It's more than just a park. It's a place where, 140 years ago, we began to negotiate a peace treaty with the wild. READ MORE SHARE RELATED: INSIDE YELLOWSTONE'S SUPERVOLCANO +

TRAVEL

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PHOTOGRAPH BY DREW RUSH, NAT GEO IMAGE COLLECTION Six can’t-miss stops in Yellowstone National Park This iconic landscape is a hotbed of geothermal activity and wildlife—and it’s best explored by road. READ MORE PHOTOGRAPH BY RYAN DORGAN Surging tourism is straining this Yellowstone gateway town Amid rising COVID-19 cases and unconcerned tourists, the people of Jackson, Wyoming, are struggling to keep their town solvent—and safe. READ MORE

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