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 ...

"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 ...

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

Atmospheric lead pollution likely caused cognitive decline among citizens of the Roman Empire, according to research ...

The mass production of silver coins in the Roman Empire had an unintended effect: spewing so much lead into the atmosphere ...

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

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

The Roman Empire lowered IQ levels across Europe according to a new study, due to the vast quantities of lead pollution.

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