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

Toasty isn't exactly how you will describe the bone-numbing coming days. "Multiple waves of arctic air continue to gather over northern Canada with eyes for the central and eastern United States ...

The researchers examined records of three ice core samples collected from the Arctic to determine lead pollution levels ...

Another Arctic blast has been forecast to bring frigid air to a large section of the United States later in January.

Arctic ice cores uncover how Roman lead pollution led to widespread IQ declines over 2,000 years ago, revealing impacts on ...

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

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 ...

Industrial pollution has been having a negative impact on human health since the height of the Roman Empire, reveals new ...

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

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

Industrial pollution has been having a negative impact on human health since the height of the Roman Empire, reveals new research. Lead pollution likely caused widespread IQ declines throughout ...