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

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 ...

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

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

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 ...

In ancient Rome, lead was widely used in glazed table wares, paints, cosmetics, and was intentionally ingested as well as being present in air pollution from mining and smelting.

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

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

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