A schoolteacher from Chillicothe, Ohio, spent 13 days at sea this summer aboard a NOAA research vessel, helping scientists survey the lake bottoms of Lake Erie and Lake Ontario with […]
Every spring, as the Great Lakes region warms, scientists begin watching for the return of harmful algal blooms. While the average passerby doesn’t notice the blooms until the bright green […]
By Kyrmyzy Turebayeva
A new study based on data from competitive angling events in the Great Lakes found that more than 20% of black bass weighed-in at these events are over 10 years old.
By Kyrmyzy Turebayeva
While urbanization continues to displace natural ecosystems across the Great Lakes region, one declining wetland bird has managed to adapt to city life -- the black-crowned night heron.
By Victoria Witke
Wildfire risk is high in the upper Great Lakes, and research shows that large, scorching wildfires spell trouble for lakes in the region’s remote watersheds.
Water quality scientists predict Lake Erie’s harmful algal bloom will be moderate this summer, comparable to bloom levels seen in 2022 and 2024. Federal, Michigan, and Ohio university researchers presented […]
By Elizabeth McGowan
Researchers are exploring a new approach to controlling invasive sea lamprey populations: Chemicals that disrupt pheromones rather than lampricide.
By Isabella Figueroa Nogueira
The number of bald eagles in Michigan is declining. Workers are finding empty and damaged nests, malnourished eaglets and adult bald eagles attempting to nest a second time after failed attempts. Funding delays aren't helping.
A proposed Trump administration budget could significantly reduce federal science funding and threaten critical tools used by communities to track Great Lakes water quality, protect public health, and support local […]
Scientists and filmmakers used a robot to venture into the deepest part of Lake Superior called Superior Maximus where no light can penetrate and only a handful of species can […]
By Eric Freedman
Scientists now have evidence that yet another invasive aquatic species -- the bloody red shrimp -- is established in all five Great Lakes.