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By Akia Thrower
A recent study uncovers the changes within historical tree biodiversity hotspots, which has implications for new conservation efforts in forested areas of concern.
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By Kyrmyzy Turebayeva
“Where the Green Light Shines: A Fifty-Year Odyssey from the Boundary Waters to the Far North” features legendary canoeist Bob O'Hara and his adventures from the Boundary Waters to remote rivers of the Canadian Far North.
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By Elizabeth McGowan
Across the Midwest, precipitation is increasing and falling in heavier bursts, a trend scientists link to a warming atmosphere that can hold more moisture.
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By Kyrmyzy Turebayeva
For decades, scientists believed that the earliest four-limbed vertebrates developed much like modern amphibians: They hatched from eggs, passed through a larval tadpole stage and then underwent metamorphosis into adults. However, a new study published in Science challenges that long-held view.
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As part of the annual Great Lakes Landing Blitz education campaign at boat launches across the region, boaters and anglers are being urged to help stop the spread of aquatic […]
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The 77-foot schooner Inland Seas will visit Two Rivers and Manitowoc, Wisconsin, on July 28–29, offering public sails and hands-on educational programs that teach participants about Great Lakes ecology, maritime […]
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A new 2026 report from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency shows more than 2,000 lakes, rivers, streams, and ditches fail to meet water quality standards in Minnesota. About 6,518 impairments […]
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By Demonte Thomas
Michigan has already exceeded its average annual tornado count. The active season comes as communities across the state continue recovering from severe weather that has left behind widespread damage.
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By Elizabeth McGowan
Researchers are exploring a new approach to controlling invasive sea lamprey populations: Chemicals that disrupt pheromones rather than lampricide.
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By Lily Cole
Residents of Midland County, Michigan, who were affected by the disastrous Edenville flood are still feeling the effects six years later.
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A quarter century after scientists and tribal biologists began raising and releasing lake sturgeon into Michigan rivers, researchers are now documenting the first clear signs the restoration strategy is working. […]
