Humans have always had a close connection with Lake Ontario. For centuries, this Great Lake has been a backbone of the region ...

Scientists with the International Joint Commission want to see a coordinated effort to monitor microplastic pollution in the ...

Scientists advising a cross-border organization that reports on Great Lakes water quality are calling on the U.S. and ...

The butterfly appears to be a hybrid between two known tiger swallowtail species — P. glaucus and P. canadensis — but because ...

With their eel-like bodies, vampire teeth and suction cup mouths, the main characters of a new documentary resemble something out of the "Dune" science fiction films. The sea lamprey nearly destroyed ...

A significant weather system mid-week could bring more snow, possibly mixed with rain, to southern Ontario just days after ...

While many Ontarians are probably sore and tired after shoveling out from the overnight snowstorm on Thursday, they won’t ...

Altogether, the Great Lakes are seeing healthier ice coverage this year. Here's what to know about their current conditions.

About one-eighth of the U.S. population and one-third of the population of Canada ... and Ontario rarely see ice cover. Lake Superior, while the largest and deepest of all the Great Lakes, is ...

The Great Lakes are currently at 33.19% ice coverage, the highest point so far in 2025. This year's ice coverage is significantly higher than the past two years, with Lake Erie reaching 92.9% ...