New research suggests an ancient hotspot helped shape the Great Lakes, challenging traditional formation theories.

The discovery links ancient mantle activity to the present-day geography of the Great Lakes. It underscores how Earth's internal processes—occurring over millions of years—can shape features ...

Water levels of the upper Great Lakes are expected to drop to near or significantly below their historical summer averages ...

Crumbling shorelines: Due to the Great Lakes geography and the prevailing winds, our end of Lake Erie (the eastern half) not only gets pummeled by winter lake effect snow, but similar forces ...

A new program pairs ice fishing anglers on the Great Lakes with researchers who need to know how thick the ice is, despite funding chaos.

The small plastic particles are "ubiquitous" in Great Lakes water, sediment, plants, fish and beaches, an international panel ...

The lake sturgeon is the oldest and largest native fish species in North America’s Great Lakes. Lake sturgeons can grow huge. It’s not unusual to find one six feet long and 200 pounds.

A native of the Great Lakes State, National Geographic’s editor contends that protection of the freshwater source is key to the planet’s survival. While sheltering at home in the Netherlands ...

National single-storm snow records mostly come from mountainous regions or downwind from the Great Lakes where local geography can contribute to ridiculous snowfalls of six feet or more.