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

Did lead poisoning contribute to the fall of the Roman Empire? It’s a question historians have long debated, since the Romans ...

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

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

"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 ...

According to an NBC News report, an analysis of an ice core from Greenland conducted by climate and environmental scientist ...

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

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

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

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

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

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