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 ...

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

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, ...

Low levels of traffic-related air pollution harms the liver and may raise the risk of metabolic-associated fatty liver disease, a new study in mice suggests.

Air pollution-related illnesses lead 669,000 people to seek emergency hospital care annually and result in 263 million lost workdays each year, significantly harming the economy. The report also ...

Lead is often present in paint and pipes used ... Overall, high levels of particle pollution in wildfire smoke have been linked to increased risk of cardiovascular and respiratory illnesses ...

The Aquapreneur Innovation Initiative, led by HCL Group and UpLink, has selected 10 winners from over 270 applicants in a water pollution challenge. The winners will receive CHF 1.75 million to scale ...