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

Fine particulate matter contributed to about 239,000 deaths in Europe, but the burden was felt more deeply in some parts of ...

International Paper, the world's largest pulp and paper company, is set to acquire sustainable packaging firm DS Smith.

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Silver fueled the rise of the Roman Empire. But the ancient process of mining and extracting silver was also making the air thick with lead, scientists found.

"A 2 to 3 points lower IQ doesn't sound like much, but when you apply that to the entire European population, it's quite a ...

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

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

A new study turned to Arctic ice core records between 500 BCE through 600 CE to find a link between lead pollution and widespread health decline in the Ancient Roman Empire, which most likely lowered ...

New research finds that pollution from ancient silver and lead mining during the Roman Empire resulted in lowered ...

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

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