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 ...

Topping the list of Canada’s huge lakes is Lake Superior. Shared with the United States, the lake covers over 82,100 square ...

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker has halted a key project meant to defend the Great Lakes from invasive carp, citing federal funding ...

To that end, the nonprofit Great Lakes Observing System, or GLOS, is asking ice fishing anglers and others who go out on the ...

With winter in full swing, the U.S.-flagged fleet of Lakers have tied up in ports across the Great Lakes region to perform ...

If President Donald Trump's threat to tariff Canadian imports by 25% goes forward, 200 years of peaceful and profitable Great Lakes maritime trade will be at risk.

For a key North American economic engine like the Great Lakes, an inability to keep shipping channels clear of ice is not good for modern industrial practices, and an embarrassing security threat ...

Lake-effect snow brings heavy snowfall to some parts of North America Lake-effect snow is most common around the Great Lakes region in the US and Canada during late autumn and winter. It can lead ...