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

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

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

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

Relying on modern epidemiological studies, the researchers estimated blood lead levels among child inhabitants probably ...

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

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

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

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

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