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

Heavy rain, strong winds and the potential for tornadoes are threatening parts of the Upper Midwest and Great Lakes on ...

EMPIRE, MI -- Wildlife photographer Thomas Gerndt was watching the sunset dip into Lake Michigan when a friend pointed out ...

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

A mysterious tar-like liquid appeared on the deck of the R/V Blue Heron, a research vessel exploring Lake Superior. When the ...

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

As U.S. butterfly populations face declines, the John Ball Zoo has launched a program to save these insects in a race against extinction.

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

High instability, rich moisture, and shifting winds can turn these storms severe, capable of producing strong winds, hail, ...

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