Photo of the Day: Smoke Pictured Hovering over the Great Lakes

Photo of the Day: Smoke Pictured Hovering over the Great Lakes

The smoke in this photo originates from wildfires in Canada, NASA explains

  • History
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • April 30th, 2014
9,000-Year-Old Caribou Hunting Site Found Under Lake Huron

9,000-Year-Old Caribou Hunting Site Found Under Lake Huron

The site now sits under roughly 121 feet (37 meters) of water, archaeologists say

Ice Stringers on Lake Michigan Seen from the ISS

Ice Stringers on Lake Michigan Seen from the ISS

Astronauts photographed these beautiful geometric patterns from space

Picture of the Day: The Great Lakes' Ice Cover as Seen from Space

Picture of the Day: The Great Lakes' Ice Cover as Seen from Space

The picture was taken on February 19 by NASA's Aqua satellite

10-Year Water Cycle Discovered in North American Great Lakes

10-Year Water Cycle Discovered in North American Great Lakes

Current low levels are below this trend, researchers announce

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • November 14th, 2013
Space Radars Can Now Monitor Ice Cover Above the Great Lakes

Space Radars Can Now Monitor Ice Cover Above the Great Lakes

A team of scientists develop ultra-sensitive orbital imaging technique

The Body Shop, Johnson & Johnson and Unilever Ready to Phase Out Microbeads

The Body Shop, Johnson & Johnson and Unilever Ready to Phase Out Microbeads

The companies promise to rid their products of microbeads by 2015 at the latest

Two Great Lakes in the US Hit Lowest Water Levels on Record

Two Great Lakes in the US Hit Lowest Water Levels on Record

Lake Michigan, Lake Huron have been seriously affected by drought, other natural phenomena

Salmons in the Great Lakes Carry Contaminants Upstream

Salmons in the Great Lakes Carry Contaminants Upstream

Other fish species might also become contaminated, specialist warns

  • Green
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • November 29th, 2012
The Great Lakes Are Tainted by High Levels of Plastic Pollution

The Great Lakes Are Tainted by High Levels of Plastic Pollution

Chemistry professor and her students analyze water samples, reach startling conclusions

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • July 25th, 2012
Great Lakes Are Getting Increasingly Warmer

Great Lakes Are Getting Increasingly Warmer

Temperature levels reach new records, scientists say

  • Green
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • July 13th, 2012
Asian Carps Might Negatively Impact on US's Great Lakes Ecosystems

Asian Carps Might Negatively Impact on US's Great Lakes Ecosystems

Study shows that foreign species destroy the natural habitats where they are introduced

Great Lakes May Lose Less Water than Anticipated

Great Lakes May Lose Less Water than Anticipated

NOAA study disproves the results of past investigations

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • September 12th, 2011
Native Earthworms Eradicated from Great Lakes Region

Native Earthworms Eradicated from Great Lakes Region

All species researchers found in a new study are invasive

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • January 11th, 2011
Satellite Sees Sediments in Lake Michigan

Satellite Sees Sediments in Lake Michigan

 
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