Ancient Romans' IQ was reduced by the lead in the air they breathed, a new study says. The thirst for silver needed to mint ...

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

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 ...

Silver fueled the rise of the Roman Empire. But the ancient process of mining and extracting silver was also making the air ...

In today’s health headlines, what we learn about lead poisoning from ancient Rome. Also, putting the first bird flu death ...

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

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

Using Arctic ice core samples, researchers estimate silver mining and smelting released enough lead during the Pax Romana to ...

Ancient Rome’s relentless lead pollution may have dimmed the intellect of its citizens, leaving a toxic legacy that survives ...

A new study turned to Arctic ice core records between 500 BCE through 600 CE to find a link between lead pollution and ...