Researchers measured lead pollution and its impact on human health through Arctic ice-core samples. View on euronews ...

Lead pollution from Roman mining and metal production may have lowered intelligence levels across the vast Roman Empire ...

Exposure to lead from mining probably lowered I.Q. levels in the empire, research has found. It might be the world’s first ...

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.

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

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

Researchers examined three ice core records to identify lead pollution levels in the Arctic between 500 BC to 600 AD.

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

The researchers first took measurements of lead deposited in three Arctic ice cores every year between 500 BCE and 600 CE using techniques they have reported before. They found that lead emissions ...