A multibillion-dollar expansion helped the canal accommodate king-size cargo ships. It might also be fueling ecological upheaval.

The Great Salt Lake has lost more than 15 billion cubic yards of water over the past three decades, is getting shallower at the rate of 4 inches a year, and an analysis of its water budget suggests ...

Reducing the amount of water used to irrigate livestock feed crops may be critical to revitalizing the dried-out Great Salt ...

New research found that the crop used to feed dairy and beef cows uses the vast majority of agricultural water that would ...

Zebra mussel poop seems to be fueling rising mercury levels in walleye and perch, according to a new Minnesota study.

The study fills in more gaps about what goes on out in the lakes during the winter months. Until now, most Great Lakes ...

The U.S. National Ice Center released its seasonal outlook, predicting the 2025 season will be a lot different than last ...

In 2024, average ice cover across all five lakes was ... the fourth lowest annual maximum on record. Lake Michigan hit a high of 18%, while Lake Superior maxed out at 12% ice cover.

Atlantic and Baltic herring are typical plankton-eating fish of central ... Thus, these herring take advantage of an underutilized food resource in the Baltic Sea," says Andersson.