Lead pollution in ancient Rome likely dropped the average IQ, a study found. The research is based on an analysis of ice ...
Lead pollution might sound like a modern problem, but people were subjected to significant levels during antiquity, too.
The mass production of silver coins in the Roman Empire had an unintended effect: spewing so much lead into the atmosphere ...
Silver fueled the rise of the Roman Empire. But the ancient process of mining and extracting silver was also making the air thick with lead, scientists found.
The new research adds context to a long-standing debate about the role lead pollution and poisoning may have played in the ...
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 ...
A study analyzing Arctic ice cores reveals that lead pollution during the Roman Empire's height contributed to an estimated 2 ...
Exposure to lead from mining probably lowered I.Q. levels in the empire, research has found. It might be the world’s first ...
Lead exposure is responsible for a range of human health impacts, with even relatively low levels impacting the cognitive ...
Atmospheric lead pollution likely caused cognitive decline among citizens of the Roman Empire, according to research ...