The lakes of the US are often thought of as great holiday destinations. All of them provide a combination of hiking, boating, ...

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

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

When the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement was passed in the 1970s, eutrophication was the big problem. Eutrophication occurs when too many nutrients enter a body of water, increasing the amount of ...

Abdullatif Ahmed recalls his journey from Yemen to working on the icy waters of the Great Lakes, where Yemeni sailors shaped the region’s maritime history.

To that end, the nonprofit Great Lakes Observing System, or GLOS, is asking ice fishing anglers and others who go out on the ice to gather and submit measurements of thickness, as well as observations ...