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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 ...

Ancient Romans weren't as bright as they might have been. According to a new study published Monday in the journal PNAS, the ...

The new research adds context to a long-standing debate about the role lead pollution and poisoning may have played in the ...

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

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

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

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

Why empires fall is a question that fascinates many. But in the search for an answer, imagination can run wild. Suggestions ...

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