CHICAGO — As an ice sheet thousands of feet thick began its final crawling retreat from North America to the Arctic toward the end of the last glacial period some 10,000 years ago, it left behind the ...

Researchers are beginning to see ice form on Michigan's Great Lakes. See current conditions and the average length of the ice ...

A hotspot that now lies in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean was once under the Great Lakes, and may explain why they formed where they did. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

After nearly a week of freezing temperatures — below zero on several days — the Great Lakes are seeing significant ice creation, with Lake Erie nearly completely frozen over. Lake Erie was about 80% ...

After nearly a week of freezing temperatures — below zero on several days — the Great Lakes are seeing significant ice creation, with Lake Erie nearly completely frozen over. Lake Erie was about 80% ...

The Great Lakes formed where they did 20,000 years ago thanks to a hotspot that sat under the supercontinent Pangaea 300 million years ago, before North America even existed. New research finds that ...

The Great Lakes owe their existence to a hotspot that was active hundreds of millions of years ago, according to new research. This Cape Verde hotspot currently sits beneath the island nation in the ...

The ice isn't coming this season, with warmer-than-usual temperatures forecast. The Great Lakes is seeing record-low levels of ice during a time of year when ice cover is typically closing in on peak ...