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.

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

North America is home to the Great Lakes—Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, and Superior—spanning the borders of several U.S. states and Canada. These vast freshwater bodies are renowned for ...

Credit: Wikimedia Commons About 13,000 years ago the melting glaciers that covered Minnesota and Canada created a vast lake, bigger than all the Great Lakes ... the last North American glacier ...

When it comes to natural beauty, few places on Earth can rival the breathtaking landscapes of this North American country ... title - it is home to more lakes than any other nation on the ...

America has implemented higher clean energy standards by approving ... The US Geological Survey has indicated that there are great reserves in the country to make this kind of mining growth possible ...

According to National Geographic, the Ring of Fire marks the meeting points of numerous tectonic plates, including the Eurasian, North American ... second millennium BC. — The Great Bitter Lake is one ...

And Sisson sounded the alarm on the potential for water scarcity in other regions of North America, including the Great Lakes. “Water scarcity, which has been a life-threatening issue in Asia and ...

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.

Wild swimmers in the Great Lakes are risking their health due to alarming levels of microplastic pollution, scientists have claimed in a new report. Researchers from the International Joint ...

When Michigan's many lakes and rivers form ice, it can be hard to stay away. Some ice isn't worth stepping onto, experts say.