Lead pollution from Roman mining and metal production may have lowered intelligence levels across the vast Roman Empire ...

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

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

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

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

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

Researchers examined three ice core records to identify lead pollution levels in the Arctic between 500 BC to 600 AD.