Piping Plover females are the first to leave the Great Lakes and head south, leaving dad to finish raising the chicks.

Three sailors in Great Lakes, Ill., were arrested in late June as part of an anti-human trafficking operation in Lake County.

The crash happened in 1959, despite advanced navigational equipment and efforts to improve safety on the lakes.

Bipartisan legislation designed to help keep shipping lanes open in the winter and ultimately strengthen the midwestern ...

Photographer David Zurick’s 'Third Coast' celebrates the Great Lakes’ 4,500-mile shoreline, which covers more distance than ...

The great white birds have been hanging out in the Great Lakes consistently over the past couple decades. Data from the past 25 years shows Michigan’s coastline lined with pelican sightings. There’s a ...

On a recent flight home to Salt Lake City, I gazed out the window and shuddered. The ground below was riddled with cracks.

"Working as a mariner on a vessel is a challenging but rewarding job for adventurous people who like to travel, spend time ...

Beneath the hype, the region faces a host of both potential and very real climate-related problems. Many of these relate to ...

Excessive infrastructure spending, climate change and a strained regulatory system add costs for ratepayers, advocates say.

The harborside aquarium, now one of Duluth's most popular attractions, was once an unlikely prospect — and weathered years of ...