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

Ancient Rome’s relentless lead pollution may have dimmed the intellect of its citizens, leaving a toxic legacy that survives ...

Researchers say the massive expansion of mining and the processing of metal ores caused airborne lead pollution to soar ...

The researchers first took measurements of lead deposited in three Arctic ice cores every year between 500 BCE and 600 CE using techniques they have reported before. They found that lead emissions ...

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

Lead records from Arctic glaciers indicate that people all over Europe would have been affected by pollution from metal ...

The environmental pollution generated by ancient copper production was far less severe than previously thought.

The findings match those previously recorded from the Wadi Faynan region of Jordan. In that study—led from the Hebrew ...

A study from Tel Aviv University shows ancient copper mining had minimal environmental impact, challenging previous ...

Soil samples from Timna show that previous studies have exaggerated the environmental impact of the mining industry in ...

A new study from Tel Aviv University overturns prevailing scientific beliefs that King Solomon’s mines not only harmed the ...