Early spring on the Great Lakes has historically seen a few major deadly disasters as shipping season kicks off. But the season isn't completely safe.

Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie, and Ontario—comprise the largest group of freshwater lakes on Earth by total area. Spanning ...

Great Lakes freighters and their crews don’t get the day off for holidays. “When sailing the (Great) Lakes, our mariners work every day to keep commerce flowing to the industrial and ...

A recent Trump administration proposal would close the lab entirely, jeopardizing beach forecasts, lake effect snow ...

The United States is home to a whopping three million lakes. So chances are pretty high that you’re no more than a full tank ...

The buoys are part of a network across the Great Lakes that provides the National Weather Service with offshore conditions, feeds data-hungry forecast models, gives researchers access to valuable ...

Learn more about the Middle Island Sinkhole, an under water sinkhole with no oxygen.

Which is why he and a few other divers from Michigan are trying to normalize the sport in the Great Lakes even as traditionalists oppose their efforts. Local diver Riley Smith with a couple walleyes ...

Which is why he and a few other divers from Michigan are trying to normalize the sport in the Great Lakes even as traditionalists oppose their efforts. Local diver Riley Smith with a couple ...

The recent signing of an agreement between elected officials along the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River is a key step towards highlighting the importance of building community relationships ...

A White House budget proposal would slash funding for Minnesota and Wisconsin Sea Grants, Lake Superior National Estuarine Research Reserve, Great Lakes Observing System and others. Marine ...

Wind turbines in the Great Lakes have the potential to produce huge amounts of clean energy in one of the most populated regions in North America. But offshore wind has been banned by a moratorium ...