With their surgical nibbles, these large, semi-aquatic, buck-toothed rodents have emerged as crucial helpers for ecologists ...

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has approved energy company Enbridge's plan to encase a segment of an aging oil pipeline ...

Also known as the "witches" of November, they occur between mid-October and mid-December, when storm tracks collide over the Great Lakes, ...

With the weather forecasting capabilities of today, the captain of the Edmund Fitzgerald may not have even embarked from port.

Several states will feel the impacts of a single weather system currently over the Great Lakes that is producing ...

For decades, officials have worried the fish could wreak disaster on the world’s largest freshwater ecosystem and the ...

Chicago scientists are on the front lines, dedicating their time to finding solutions for the environmental threats facing ...

Some residents want to know who is operating the unmanned watercraft, which seem to be mapping the lake floor and have been ...

Turk” Gierke has been guiding anglers for more than 25 years. Tim Lesmeister explains some great advice Gierke recently ...

Here's a look at places where you're guaranteed beautiful swims and incredible scenery, with icy blue water and some of the ...