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

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

The oldest signs of lead pollution are found in the Aegean Sea region of Greece, dating back to ancient times, a new study reveals.

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 & ...

Exposure to heavily polluted air is already associated with liver disorders but a team from University of Technology Sydney ...

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, ...

Long-term exposure to 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.