Lead pollution in ancient Rome likely dropped the average IQ, a study found. The research is based on an analysis of ice ...

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

According to an NBC News report, an analysis of an ice core from Greenland conducted by climate and environmental scientist ...

DRI scientists analyzed Arctic ice core records to reconstruct historical atmospheric lead pollution from Ancient Rome, ...

In today’s health headlines, what we learn about lead poisoning from ancient Rome. Also, putting the first bird flu death ...

Ancient Romans' IQ was reduced by the lead in the air they breathed, a new study says. The thirst for silver needed to mint ...

Silver fueled the rise of the Roman Empire. But the ancient process of mining and extracting silver was also making the air ...

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

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

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

In ancient Rome, lead was widely used in glazed table wares, paints, cosmetics, and was intentionally ingested as well as being present in air pollution from mining and smelting.