Ancient Greece produced the earliest records of democracy, western philosophy — and, it turns out, lead pollution.

Learn more about the earliest evidence of human-caused contamination from lead, found in the ancient Aegean.

Archaeologists have traced the earliest case of lead pollution by humans to the Aegean Sea region around 5,200 years ago. The findings, published in the journal Communications Earth & Environment, ...

Ancient Greece, renowned for its contributions to democracy and philosophy, also holds the unfortunate distinction of ...

Ancient lead pollution in the Aegean Sea may have started 5,200 years ago — 1,200 years earlier than previously thought. Researchers analyzed sediment cores from land and sea, linking lead levels to ...

By reconstructing air currents using atmospheric models, the scientists were able to estimate how much lead pollution was being released across Europe at the time: 3 million to 4.3 million ...

Yet pollution wasn’t invented in the 18th century. Humans have been mucking up Earth for far longer, to our own detriment, as exemplified by new research linking lead air pollution to cognitive ...

Lead pollution in the Aegean Sea region may have begun around 5,200 years ago, according to a paper published in Communications Earth & ...

There is something rejuvenating by looking out the window and seeing the first robin of the year. For those taking a closer ...

The findings give new insight into the dangers of urban wildfires that burn plastics and other chemicals in homes and property.

A popular Chinese spice blend, Yu Yee, Five Spice Powder, has been recalled in 15 US states due to high levels of lead ...