Lead pollution from Roman mining and metal production may have lowered intelligence levels across the vast Roman Empire ...

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

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

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

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

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

New research finds that pollution from ancient silver and lead mining during the Roman Empire resulted in lowered ...

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

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

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

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