It's an ecological disaster, but my research shows we should not lose hope.

Conservation or copper? A proposed mine in northern Minnesota pits industrial jobs against a thriving outdoor economy.

New findings boost chances of finding life on Mars, but there are better candidates in the solar system.

Warmer waters, heavier storms and nutrient pollution are a triple threat to Great Lakes cities' drinking water. The solution: Cutting nutrient releases and installing systems to filter runoff.

Climate change is making extreme weather events, both hot and cold, more frequent across the Great Lakes region. Weatherizing low-income residents' homes is an important way to prepare.

"For 50 years, what's called 'the phosphate problem,' has plagued studies on the origin of life." New research may solve it.

Mars once had salt lakes, similar to some on Earth. Scientists now have an idea as to what happened to them.

Lake Tahoe, one of the clearest, cleanest lakes in the US, shows how that the issue of microplastics goes way beyond the oceans.

The Dead Sea's salty summer "snow" has been a mystery, but new research explains what's going on.