New research finds that global warming has significantly reduced the amount of water that’s being stored around the world in ...

As researchers in paleolimnology, the historical study of freshwater sediments, we examine the sediments that settles at the ...

Using a sediment core taken from the Great Blue Hole off the coast of the Central American state of Belize, researchers from ...

The United States is home to an array of stunning natural wonders, with its lakes often being as picturesque as they are ...

A spokesperson for the GSA’s Great Lakes office in Chicago did not immediately respond to a request for comment from WBEZ. On Tuesday evening, GSA had inexplicably trimmed its “non-core ...

With its vivid turquoise, green and blue waters, it’s no surprise Lake Salda is often promoted as the “Maldives of Turkey.” Extraordinary to look at, peaceful and surrounded by an abundance ...

The Great Lakes otherwise referred to as the Laurentian Great lakes or the Great Lakes of North America, are a series of deep freshwater lakes in east-central North America interconnected with Lakes ...

A new documentary available free on YouTube celebrates a Great Lakes industry that the filmmaker says often flies under the radar, even among those who live on the lakes. Last Boat on the Lake ...

Swimming in still water lakes can expose individuals to Legionella bacteria, which may cause legionnaires’ disease, a severe pneumonia with symptoms like fever, fatigue, and respiratory issues.

The Great Lakes reached their highest ice coverage in three years on February 22, hitting 52.23%. However, a warming trend caused the ice coverage to plummet to 28.95% within a few days.

Snow has been unusually abundant downwind of the Great Lakes this season, much of it coming in a seemingly nonstop January and February barrage. As much as 25 feet has been measured to the east of ...