Researchers discover helium billions of years old being released in Yellowstone
Thursday, February 20, 2014 - 09:01
in Earth & Climate
(Phys.org) —A team of researchers with the U.S. Geological Survey has found that a large amount of ancient helium is constantly being released in Yellowstone National Park—the result, they suggest in their paper published in the journal Nature, of a magma hot spot releasing previously trapped gasses.