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

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

Pompeipolis, an ancient Roman city in Türkiye's Black Sea region, is gaining global attention and is set to become a major ...

A mix of ancient divinities, Aphrodite was patron over love, beauty, fertility, and war. But the venerated Greek deity has a ...

Lead exposure is responsible for a range of human health impacts, with even relatively low levels impacting the cognitive development of children. Scientists have previously used atmospheric pollution ...

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

All roads really do lead to Rome. So many cultures, countries and customs stem from the influential history of this city. And ...

DRI scientists analyzed Arctic ice core records to reconstruct historical atmospheric lead pollution from Ancient Rome, uncovering a link between lead exposure and cognitive decline. Lead exposure is ...

Archaeology often unveils artifacts that shed light on the mysteries of human history. Yet, some discoveries only deepen the ...

Suggestions have emerged in recent decades that attribute the rise and fall of ancient empires such as the Roman Empire to climate ... were used to map the general changes in the size and number ...

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