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

Researchers have found the oldest known evidence of lead pollution dating to around 5,200 years ago in ancient Greece.

Lead pollution started peaking when the Romans took over the Aegean coastline.

The expansion of the Roman empire to Greece 2,100 years ago coincided with a rise in lead pollution as a by-product of an increased demand for metals, according to some of the earliest traces of of ...

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 ...

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, ...

A found that burning wood in our homes is one of the most dangerous types of air pollution. Here’s what you need to know ...

For years, studies have suggested that a mother’s health during pregnancy could influence her child’s likelihood of developing autism. However, a groundbreaking new study, leveraging Denmark’s ...

The town of Northport is nestled on the banks of the Upper Columbia River, just a few miles south of the Canadian border. And for many of ...

The European Court of Human Rights has ruled that Italy violated the right to life ...