New research suggests an ancient hotspot helped shape the Great Lakes, challenging traditional formation theories.

Earth's five oceans were formed by the constant movement of tectonic plates beneath us, and the same process is already forming a sixth ocean in East Africa.

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Moon Lidar is a visualization of the data collected by NASA’s Lunar Orbiter Laser Altimeter (LOLA) mission. According to this factsheet, the visualization includes nearly six billion measurements.

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Lake Erie is more than half covered by ice, thanks to our frigid snap. The Great Lake was almost entirely liquid on Jan. 4, when temperatures began dropping. By Jan. 8 ...

The Great Salt Lake, the largest saltwater lake in the Western Hemisphere, reached historic low levels in 2022, raising economic, ecological and public health concerns for Utah. New research from ...

Get our free Wednesday newsletter and you’ll always be in the know. Sign up now A new study builds on previous research that shows winters on the Great Lakes are growing shorter due to climate change.

PORTLAND, Ore. — Utah’s Great Salt Lake, the largest saltwater lake in the Western Hemisphere, hit a troubling milestone in 2022, dropping to its lowest water level since record-keeping began in 1847.

The Great Salt Lake, the largest saltwater lake in the Western Hemisphere, reached historic low levels in 2022, raising economic, ecological and public health concerns for Utah. New research is ...

And it’s a warning of what could happen everywhere else. “We focus on lakes in the Arctic because they are such great sentinels of climate change. They tend to show change before other lake ...