A study analyzing Arctic ice cores reveals that lead pollution during the Roman Empire's height contributed to an estimated 2 ...

Lead exposure is responsible for a range of human health impacts, with even relatively low levels impacting the cognitive ...

Lead pollution might sound like a modern problem, but people were subjected to significant levels during antiquity, too.

The new research adds context to a long-standing debate about the role lead pollution and poisoning may have played in the ...

Using modern evidence of lead pollution and its health effects, the international team calculates that lead exposure in the ...

Atmospheric lead pollution likely caused cognitive decline among citizens of the Roman Empire, according to research ...

New research suggests that lead pollution from ancient Roman mining and metal production may have lowered intelligence levels across the Empire.

Researchers examined three ice core records to identify lead pollution levels in the Arctic between 500 BC to 600 AD.

The metropolis is facing a significant decline in air quality, as pollution levels continue to rise, creating serious health ...

New research published in the journal Atmospheric and Oceanic Science Letters reports significant progress in studying the ...

Lead exposure is responsible for a range of human health impacts, with even relatively low levels impacting the cognitive ...

A new study turned to Arctic ice core records between 500 BCE through 600 CE to find a link between lead pollution and ...