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

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 ...

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

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 ...

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

Lead exposure is responsible for a range of human health impacts, with even relatively low levels impacting the cognitive development of children. Scientists have previously used atmospheric pollution ...

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 ...

"A 2 to 3 points lower IQ doesn't sound like much, but when you apply that to the entire European population, it's quite a ...