A new study confirms that lamprey numbers rose sharply during this period. In 2024, adult sea lamprey counts were 8,619 above ...

Decades of industrial pollution on Lake Superior has seen stretches of its shore deemed areas of environmental concern for ...

Wild stormy waves on the rocky shore of Lake Superior along Autumn forest. If the mine tailings basin at Mile Post 7 were to fail, it would be catastrophic for this ecosystem. Wild stormy waves on ...

MINNEAPOLIS — Lake Superior is the largest freshwater lake ... "Temperature is sort of this master control knob on how ecosystems work," Austin said. Austin's colleague, Ted Ozersky, says ...

After nearly being wiped out in the mid-20th century, one of the Great Lakes' top native fish species has "fully recovered" in the world's greatest freshwater lake, according to natural resource ...

“Lake Superior may be sending us some signals ... have an impact on our ecosystem and the other elements of nature,” he said. Are these blooms new or are we just paying attention?

Lake Superior lies north of Michigan's Upper Peninsula and is the largest of the region's five Great Lakes. Here's what to ...

Lake Superior is part of the Great Lakes system, which provides drinking water, supports ecosystems and drives economic activity across the U.S. and Canada. Changes in its water levels can have ...

At a year old, they should be just large enough that few predators in Lake Superior will now eat them. The stunning boom, not seen since at least 1984, will help sustain both the ecosystem and ...

Lake Superior is so large that it just takes a really, really long time for contaminants to kind of cycle out of the lake ecosystem, and so once they’re there, it’s likely that they’ll be ...

Lake Superior is the largest and northernmost of the five Great Lakes. The freshwater lake features dozens of lighthouses and a national park. The lake's history also includes high-profile ...