The Roman Empire was a force unlike any other, shaping the ancient world through innovation, conquest, and culture. This ...

Arctic ice cores uncover how Roman lead pollution led to widespread IQ declines over 2,000 years ago, revealing impacts on ...

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

Two thousand years ago, the world was ruled by Rome, but Rome could not rule itself. It took two men to wrestle Rome back from chaos and turn a republic into an empire. In the first century BC ...

Scientists are exploring the role of lead pollution in the decline of the Roman Empire, proposing that chronic lead exposure ...

The Romans invented concrete, aqueducts, and the basis of the modern calendar. But their achievements could have been even ...

Learn how researchers examined lead levels in ice cores dating back to the Roman Empire, and found concentrations high enough ...

A study analyzing Arctic ice cores reveals that lead pollution during the Roman Empire's height contributed to an estimated 2 ...

Atmospheric lead pollution likely caused cognitive decline among citizens of the Roman Empire, according to research ...

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

His long rule saw a huge expansion in the Roman Empire and the beginnings of a dynasty ... that he was ruling in the best traditions of the republic, but actually was an absolute ruler creating ...

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