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 ...

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 ...

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

A January 2025 cold wave plunged Chicago into subzero temperatures, initially without snow. By late January, snowfall ...

The program, funded through grants from the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration, is part of a larger goal to partner with universities across the state to gain a greater understanding of the ...

After nearly a week of freezing temperatures — below zero on several days — the Great Lakes are seeing significant ice creation, with Lake Erie nearly completely frozen over. Lake Erie was about 80% ...

In the Great Lakes, however, National Geographic reported officials are declaring victory over the invasive sea lamprey. In order to combat the highly predatory sea lamprey, which arrived in the ...

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