A new children’s book seeks to tell the story of fire from many perspectives, and how the element is not just destructive, ...

Of course, locking a spotted lanternfly in an enclosure with nothing but milkweed isn’t particularly representative of what ...

The move by tribes follows the Whitmer administration's request for a state agency to review the same permits using new ...

On June 6, 2026, a team of filmmakers and scientists explored the deepest area of the Great Lakes for the first time in 40 years. Superior Maximus is more than 1,300 feet beneath the surface of Lake ...

In the mid-1980s, a state-of-the-art submersible allowed scientists to see the Great Lakes like never before. The Johnson Sea Link II was equipped with arms and cameras that allowed researchers to ...

The Great Lakes News Collaborative includes Bridge Michigan, Circle of Blue, Great Lakes Now at Detroit PBS, Michigan Public and The Narwhal who work together to bring audiences news and information ...

Zebra mussels are not native to the Great Lakes. They were first discovered in the area in the late 1980s, and it has been an ongoing battle to get rid of and control them ever since. But what’s the ...

The way J. Ellen Marsden remembers it, when she first suggested calling a new Great Lakes invasive species the quagga mussel, her colleague laughed, so the name stuck. At the same time, it was no ...

The Great Lakes News Collaborative includes Bridge Michigan; Circle of Blue; Great Lakes Now at Detroit Public Television; and Michigan Radio, Michigan’s NPR News Leader; who work together to bring ...

Tick insect warning sign in nature forest. (Photo Credit: iStock) A walk through the woods is no longer the only place Midwesterners should watch for ticks. Researchers say the tiny parasites are ...

Great Lakes Moment is a monthly column written by Great Lakes Now Contributor John Hartig. Publishing the author’s views and assertions does not represent endorsement by Great Lakes Now or Detroit PBS ...

Emma and photographer Christopher Katsarov Luna spent four days in northwestern Ontario, reporting from the shore of Lake Superior. The Great Lakes News Collaborative includes Bridge Michigan, Circle ...