CHICAGO — As an ice sheet thousands of feet thick began its final crawling retreat from North America to the Arctic toward the end of the last glacial period some 10,000 years ago, it left ...

The Great Lakes formed where they did 20,000 years ago thanks to a hotspot that sat under the supercontinent Pangaea 300 million years ago, before North America even existed. New research finds that ...

Archaeologists are turning their attention to the depths of the Great Lakes. Recent discoveries suggest that during the Ice ...

But why, in this particular area, (are there) these Great Lakes?” said Aibing Li, a seismologist at the University of Houston who co-authored the study, which was published in the scientific ...

The Great Lakes saw at least 25 waterspouts Aug. 24, according to the International Centre for Waterspout Research. Here's ...

The Great Lakes saw at least 25 waterspouts Aug. 24-25, according to the International Centre for Waterspout Research. More ...

Great Lakes basins may have formed millions of years ago from activity deep in the Earth — long before glaciers, study finds ...

Great Lakes basins may have formed millions of years ago from activity deep in the Earth — long before glaciers, study finds By Adriana Pérez Chicago Tribune (TNS) Apr 11, 2025 ...