Epidemiological studies have linked dirty air to dementia and other brain disorders. Now researchers are trying to determine ...

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

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 ...

Human exposure to air pollution, worsened by seasonal fog, poses significant health threats, leading to premature deaths and ...

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.

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

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

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

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