Epidemiological studies have linked dirty air to dementia and other brain disorders. Now researchers are trying to determine ...

The new research adds context to a long-standing debate about the role lead pollution and poisoning may have played in the ...

Understanding the intricate chemical processes of the atmosphere is key to predicting and improving air quality. Among these ...

Lead pollution might sound like a modern problem, but people were subjected to significant levels during antiquity, too.

Arctic ice cores uncover how Roman lead pollution led to widespread IQ declines over 2,000 years ago, revealing impacts on ...

Human-caused climate change was responsible for about a quarter of the fuel available for the wildfires that have devastated ...

A study led by researchers at Emory University's Rollins School of Public Health found that both maternal and paternal ...

Lead pollution in ancient Rome likely dropped the average IQ, a study found. The research is based on an analysis of ice ...

Tiny fragments found in the environment are increasing the rate of genetic transfer between bacteria 200-fold, Oxford ...

Expressing serious concern over the current levels of air pollution in Dhaka, the High Court yesterday directed the ...

Silver fueled the rise of the Roman Empire. But the ancient process of mining and extracting silver was also making the air ...