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Silver fueled the rise of the Roman Empire. But the ancient process of mining and extracting silver was also making the air thick with lead, scientists found.

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

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

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

Researchers say the massive expansion of mining and the processing of metal ores caused airborne lead pollution to soar ...

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

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