University of Notre Dame researchers analyzed 42 years of biological records from the Great Lakes, unveiling how per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) or “forever chemicals” have moved across the region, contaminating a variety of wildlife.

In recent years, billions of dollars have been pledged worldwide for climate adaptation: taking action to prepare for and adjust to the current and projected impacts of climate change. But key questions remain on where and how that funding should be spent. As a pioneer in tools that support the...

New research published in Nature Sustainability and led by Notre Dame has explored how rice-fish coculturing — an intervention technique that introduces fish into the rice fields — could help reduce disease incidence and poverty along the northern Senegal River basin, a hot spot for schistosomiasis.