The Roman emperors were once the most famous people in the world, ruling over an empire that stretched between what are now ...

Researchers uncovered a 13,000-year-old sandstone model in France’s Ségognole 3 rock shelter, possibly the world’s oldest 3D ...

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Advancements in genetic research have shed new light on the complex migrations and interactions that shaped Europe's history ...

Compelling and comprehensive, this book may nonetheless be an uphill climb for lay readers with little more than a basic ...

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

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 ...

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

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

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

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