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

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

The publication highlights pollution’s adverse effects, featuring insights from 86 experts, and serves as a call to action for healthcare professionals and policymakers.

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 ...

Human-caused climate change was responsible for about a quarter of the fuel available for the wildfires that have devastated ...

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