"A 2 to 3 points lower IQ doesn't sound like much, but when you apply that to the entire European population, it's quite a ...

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

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

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

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

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 ...

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

Learn how researchers examined lead levels in ice cores dating back to the Roman Empire, and found concentrations high enough ...

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

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