North America is home to the Great Lakes—Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, and Superior—spanning the borders of several U.S.

A hotspot that now lies in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean was once under the Great Lakes, and may explain why they formed ...

Scientists Discover Ancient ‘Hotspot’ That Shaped the Great Lakes 300 Million Years Ago as Earth’s First Imprint The Great ...

The Great Lakes formed where they did 20,000 years ago thanks to a hotspot that sat under the supercontinent Pangaea 300 million years ago, before North America even existed. New research finds ...

The largest lake in North America has felt the effects of widespread drought this year, with levels hitting their lowest in a decade.

With its vast stretches of untouched wilderness, crystal-clear lakes, and aurora borealis, Canada was just named the most ...

The Great Lakes refer to the five large lakes in eastern North America. They are Lakes Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie and Ontario. Together, they cover an area of about 245,660 sq km. They form ...

Photo courtesy of Matt Zuro. Image from NWS webpage. The Laurentian Great Lakes, as the world's largest unfrozen surface freshwater system, hold paramount significance in maintaining the ecological ...

Caitlin Looby is a Report for America corps member who writes about the environment and the Great Lakes. Reach her at [email protected], follow her on X@caitlooby and learn more about her reporting.

First the bad news: sea lampreys exceeded abundance targets in 2024 in all five Great Lakes. Now the silver linings: the findings weren't a surprise, the reason is well understood and the coming ...

Here's how it works. Caitlin Looby is a Report for America corps member who writes about the environment and the Great Lakes. Reach her at [email protected], follow her on X@caitlooby and learn ...