In today’s health headlines, what we learn about lead poisoning from ancient Rome. Also, putting the first bird flu death ...

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 ...

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

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.

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 ...

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

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

Using Arctic ice core samples, researchers estimate silver mining and smelting released enough lead during the Pax Romana to ...

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