Arctic air blowing over the relatively warm waters of the Great Lakes creates a big chance for waterspouts and the ...

A new study suggests that the Great Lakes are experiencing shorter winters, which could have implications on everything from ...

The Coast Guard's Operation Taconite, which started last week, is the agency's largest domestic ice breaking operation. The ...

Our editorial board applauds Rep. Joyce for leading the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative reauthorization effort once again, ...

A five-day festival with more than 50 films from around the world will celebrate Earth’s oceans and Great Lakes next week in ...

Do residents drink sewage? Are the Great Lakes truly saltwater and shark-free? Is Abe Lincoln responsible for Asian Carp?

Jasmine Saros has visited West Greenland every summer since 2011. Saros, a professor of lake ecology at the University of ...

The Doug Ford government is pushing for a prospecting rush across northern Ontario, leaving a blanket of mineral claims on land where First Nations are still fighting for title.

Record single-storm totals from across the Great Plains region suggest that snowfalls of up to four feet are possible, ...

In a geographically diverse and dynamic country like the US, natural disasters occur with varying levels of frequency and ...

Imagine a fishery where, in one year, 6 million pounds of fish were hauled in—only to plummet to a mere 400 pounds just four years later. What caused this?

The invasive sea lamprey brought Great Lakes fishing to its knees in the fifties and sixties, until local communities and ...