winter

Researching 60 years of winters in the Great Lakes finds trends toward warmer, wetter storms and more weather variability.

Michigan's climate is changing, meaning winters will include more rain and mud, less snow and ice. That's a threat to time-honored traditions such as ice fishing, dog sledding, cross-country skiiing, snowmobiling, and playing in the snow.

A Michigan birder invites us to pause, listen, and enjoy the sights and sounds of bird species in winter and spring.

Unpacking recent cold snaps and ice cover, Bonnie Jo Campbell's new book The Waters, and the growing problem of the toxic "Gelman Plume" under Ann Arbor.

Alright stop, collaborate and listenIce is back with my brand new invention (a generator)

Climbing has exploded in popularity from a niche outdoor activity into a mainstream fitness option. As it has, groups like Send Friends have popped up to make gyms, crags, and ice pillars friendlier to new women and nonbinary climbers. Listen to a first time ice climber's experience joining the group at a unique venue offering 72 feet of elevation on artificial ice.

Decades of experiments with other options, from beet- and corn-based deicers to sand and chemical mixes, have yet to yield an alternative that's anywhere as effective and affordable.

In the latest edition of National Geographic, you'll find a big spread dedicated to exploring how ice coverage has dramatically decreased on the Great…

Ann Arbor writer Tamar Charney shares her thoughts about the connection between ice fishing and life.Somewhere beneath the runways of the Toronto airport…

Maybe it's just because a large number of older people have learned the benefits of exercise and canine companionship. Whatever the reason, walking a dog on a leash has been linked to more fractures.