MADISON, Wis. — Jennifer Boehme grew up scouting beaches around her home in St. Petersburg, Fla., for whatever she could find. Rocks, sand dollars, coquina mollusks — anything the ocean gave up. Now, ...

Only a fraction of the Great Lakes' bottom has been mapped, and those low-resolution charts were completed decades ago, according to the Great Lakes Observing System. The organization has been pushing ...

We know less about the bottom of the Great Lakes than we do about the surface of Mars, according to Jennifer Boehme. The oceanographer is executive director of the Great Lakes Observing System, an Ann ...

Amir Daftari is a Newsweek reporter based in London, specializing in global affairs with a focus on the Middle East. He joined Newsweek in 2024 from the United Nations and has previously worked at CNN ...

The Council of State Governments, Midwestern Office (CSG Midwest) is collaborating with eight Great Lakes states to explore the creation of a U.S. Great Lakes Waterfront Trail. According to Great ...

A new interactive map shows how Michigan's lakes may expand as climate change forces water levels to rise—widening the shorelines and submerging surrounding areas. More than 30 million people live ...

American Great Lakes cruise launching in 2026 will make stops in Syracuse, Clayton, Rochester, Niagara Falls and Buffalo before ending in Cleveland.

Lake-effect snow warnings remain in effect across the Great Lakes into Friday as the region continues to see snow totals grow. Parts of northwest Pennsylvania are forecasted by the National Weather ...

(AP) — Jennifer Boehme grew up scouting beaches around her home in St. Petersburg, Florida, for whatever she could find. Rocks, sand dollars, coquina mollusks — anything the ocean gave up. Now, 40 ...