The Canadian Shield only came into terminological being in the 1880s ... It prompted those who lived by the Great Lakes to recognize a “community of interest” with those who dwelled by the sea.

The lakes studied were primarily in Ontario's Canadian Shield region, suggesting that tens of thousands of other water bodies across the country may be similarly affected, along with many in the ...

Lakes in the Canadian Shield are slowly becoming “jellified,” a legacy of acid rain that changed the water chemistry and has made life easier for a tiny crustacean with a big jelly blob on its ...

A lack of calcium in a lake is in part based on its surrounding environment. Lakes in the Canadian Shield, for example, are naturally low in calcium because the surrounding granite bedrock is poor ...

Energy spinning out of an Eastern Great Lakes system sneaks under the dominant Canadian Shield high, finally bringing rain ...

In addition to providing a unique opportunity to study Canadian Boreal Shield lakes as examples of the oceans of early Earth, this important new discovery has potential implications for ...

Gusty north winds to bring a colder spring pattern, rain plus light wintry mix -- fire danger to ease down for some.

Organizations like the Great Lakes Commission, made up of eight U.S. representatives and two Canadian members, work to shield the lakes from environmental threats. One such threat is nutrient runoff, ...