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 ...

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

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 ...

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

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

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 ...

The researchers first took measurements of lead deposited in three Arctic ice cores every year between 500 BCE and 600 CE using techniques they have reported before. They found that lead emissions ...

Learn how researchers examined lead levels in ice cores dating back to the Roman Empire, and found concentrations high enough ...