FILE - A woman poses for a photo in front Caryatid statues that prop up the porch of the 5th century B.C. Erechtheion temple, as at the background is seen smoke from a fire , during a hot, windy day ...

A researcher prepares ice core samples for measurements of lead. Lead pollution likely dropped the average IQ in ancient Rome by 2.5 to 3 points, a study found. The research is based on an analysis of ...

Ancient Greece produced the earliest records of democracy, western philosophy — and, it turns out, lead pollution. Researchers studying sediment cores recovered from mainland Greece and the Aegean Sea ...

Industrial pollution has been having a negative impact on human health since the height of the Roman Empire, reveals new research. Lead pollution likely caused widespread IQ declines throughout Europe ...

Emissions at Metalico Pittsburgh, February, 2021. Karen Clay: First of all, you might think that these studies have been done, but it turns out that they haven’t. We show causal evidence that higher ...

Lead pollution has dropped 100-fold over the last century, reveals new research. Analysis of human hair samples from today compared to 100 years ago showed a dramatic decline in potentially deadly ...

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WASHINGTON – Ancient Greece produced the earliest records of democracy, western philosophy — and, it turns out, lead pollution. Researchers studying sediment cores recovered from mainland Greece and ...