Lead poisoning isn’t just an industrial-age problem. A new study reveals our ancestors, including Neanderthals, were exposed ...

Long before factories, mines, and cars filled the air with pollution, our distant ancestors were already living with a silent ...

Lead poisoning was once thought to largely be a problem of the past, as the globe gradually weaned itself off leaded gasoline ...

Long before humans built cities or wrote words, our ancestors may have faced a hidden threat that shaped who we became. Scientists studying ancient teeth found that early humans, great apes, and even ...

Lead pollution is an essential development challenge and tackling it is directly linked to the World Bank Group’s mission of creating a world free of poverty on a livable planet. Lead pollution ...

It's no surprise to Northeastern food policy expert Darin Detwiler that high levels of lead are being found in both protein powders and bottles of cinnamon.

The stakes are high. Eliminating lead is arguably one of the highest-return moves in global health. The World Bank estimated in 2023 that lead exposure drains nearly $6 trillion a year from the global ...

Protein powder is a staple for many people trying to hit nutrition goals, but a new Consumer Reports investigation suggests ...

Something remarkable is happening with the little brown lizards that have taken over the urban landscape of New Orleans. They’re living – and even thriving – with levels of lead in their blood that ...

To protect pets from lead poisoning, keep them away from peeling or chipping paint and at a safe distance from active renovations, especially in homes built before 1978, the year the use of lead-based ...