A search for a rumored Roman estate in Germany led archaeologists to something much larger: the ruins of an ancient Roman ...

In today’s health headlines, what we learn about lead poisoning from ancient Rome. Also, putting the first bird flu death ...

Ellen Green, a postgraduate researcher with the University of Reading, analyzed “Quarry 1” from the Nescot site and found “it ...

The mass production of silver coins in the Roman Empire had an unintended effect: spewing so much lead into the atmosphere ...

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

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

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

A bio-archaeologist with the University of Reading, in the U.K., has found an ancient dog's red-painted penis bone along with ...

Pompeipolis, an ancient Roman city in Türkiye's Black Sea region, is gaining global attention and is set to become a major ...

Lead exposure is responsible for a range of human health impacts, with even relatively low levels impacting the cognitive ...

Trump spoke of a "shared cultural and political heritage" that dates back to ancient Rome in a 2019 news conference with the ...

One of the most unique burial finds of the year has been discovered. It includes a huge hand-carved Roman stone that has ...