The deepest lakes worldwide are magnificent and result from fascinating geological formations. We shone a bright light on ...

Its origins lie in the Swahili language, but Africa isn’t the only place to enjoy a safari. On the other side of the planet, ...

If you're looking for a great cup of coffee, you don't have to go very far, because two companies based here in Minnesota are ...

Take an underwater journey as researchers deploy sonar technology to map the lakebed to document organisms that call it home.

This false-color satellite photo from 2014 shows the immense heat emanating from lava lakes at the summits of a pair of ...

Great Lakes steelhead are adfluvial fish, meaning they migrate from big lakes into rivers to spawn. This annual migration starts in the fall and ends in the spring when they return to the lakes to ...

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 ...

The main mines exploiting coltan in the Great Lakes region of central Africa are found in the Rubaya area of eastern DRC. In February, Rwandan-backed armed group M23 conquered the region ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — The U.S. Coast Guard Detroit Sector says icebreaking season on the lower Great Lakes is officially over. “Operation Coal Shovel began on January 6 and officially ...

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has decided to fast-track permits for building a protective tunnel around an aging Enbridge oil pipeline that runs beneath a channel connecting two Great Lakes ...