Scientists are exploring the role of lead pollution in the decline of the Roman Empire, proposing that chronic lead exposure ...
Arctic ice cores uncover how Roman lead pollution led to widespread IQ declines over 2,000 years ago, revealing impacts on ...
The findings give new insight into the dangers of urban wildfires that burn plastics and other chemicals in homes and ...
The Aquapreneur Innovation Initiative, led by HCL Group and UpLink, has selected 10 winners from over 270 applicants in a water pollution challenge. The winners will receive CHF 1.75 million to scale ...
Silver fueled the rise of the Roman Empire. But the ancient process of mining and extracting silver was also making the air ...
But those activities also produced enough lead pollution to impair its citizens’ IQs, according to a new study in PNAS. “Detailed ice core records of Arctic lead pollution, together with sophisticated ...
Epidemiological studies have linked dirty air to dementia and other brain disorders. Now researchers are trying to determine ...
A serious health risk affecting your lungs and heart. Whether you're experiencing respiratory distress or seeking preventive ...
"Human or industrial activities 2,000 years ago were already having continental-scale impacts on human health," study lead ...
The researchers used computer modeling of atmospheric movement to produce maps of lead pollution levels across Europe throughout the time periods. Pollution peaked around 180 BCE, after Roman ...
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