New research has uncovered the earliest traces of lead contamination caused by human activities, linking the development of ...

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

The devastating health effects of lead exposure are well-documented, even at low levels. Modern studies highlight how lead ...

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

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

Researchers studying sediment cores recovered from mainland Greece and the Aegean Sea have found the oldest known evidence of lead pollution in the environment dating to around 5,200 years ago. That's ...

Researchers have found the oldest known evidence of lead pollution dating to around 5,200 years ago in ancient Greece WASHINGTON -- Ancient Greece produced the earliest records of democracy ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Ancient Greece produced the earliest records of democracy, western philosophy — and, it turns out, lead pollution. Researchers studying sediment cores recovered from mainland ...

FILE - A woman poses for a photo in front Caryatid statues that prop up the porch of the 5th century B.C. Erechtheion temple, as at the background is seen smoke from a fire , during a hot, windy ...