Scientists found that one tiny DNA change in the NOVA1 gene helped modern humans resist lead exposure that harmed ...

Learn how lead exposure impacted ancient humans' health and brain activity up to 2 million years ago.

Long before factories, mines, and cars filled the air with pollution, our distant ancestors were already living with a silent ...

The discovery of chemical signatures of lead in hominid fossils challenges our understanding of ancient environmental ...

Almost 2 million years ago, a young ancient human died beside a spring near a lake in what is now Tanzania, in eastern Africa ...

Lead exposure remains a public health issue around the world, even after decades of remediation efforts. According to the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, the toxic metal contributed to ...

Several hominid species were consistently exposed to lead for almost two million years, which may have given modern humans a ...

Prehistoric hominids have been exposed to poisonous lead for at least 2 million years, a study of fossil teeth suggests, and modern humans may have evolved to cope with the toxic metal better than our ...

Benjamin holds a Master's degree in anthropology from University College London and has previously worked in the fields of psychedelic neuroscience and mental health. Benjamin holds a Master's degree ...

Fossilized human teeth spanning two million years of evolution had shockingly high contents of lead, which may have been the ...

Lead exposure has been thought to be a uniquely modern phenomenon. Exposure to lead by ancient humans could have given modern humans a survival advantage over other species – more specifically, their ...