A recent bioarchaeological study published in the Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports investigates the differences in ...

Sediment cores from the Aegean Sea reveal that human-driven lead contamination began 5,200 years ago—much earlier than expected. This pollution is tied to shifts in economy and land use, culminating ...

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

Researchers have discovered lead contamination in Greek soil dating back 5,200 years, making it the oldest known evidence of ...

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

This unique degree programme offers training in an unparalleled range of ancient languages and their associated history, culture and textual traditions. Students study Hebrew and either Greek or Latin ...

The Los Angeles urban wildfires have devastated families and communities with agonizing loss. Residents’ most prized possessions and decades-old homes have become reduced to smoke and ashes.

Five people have been indicted over a food poisoning case at a Malaysian restaurant chain in Taiwan that left six diners dead. The fatal incident took place at Polam Kopitiam’s Xinyi branch in ...

But the citrus genus has a surprising history, popping up everywhere from ancient Rome and the Renaissance to naval exploration and Casanova's famed romantic trysts. The history of citrus dates ...

Photo from Simona Murrone and the Colosseum Archaeological Park Across the street from the Colosseum in Rome, Italy ... and turned out to be a rare ancient material. Archaeologists sifted through ...

The Sterkfontein excavation site, which exposes the ancient deposits that once formed underground ... animal’s diet for millions of years,” says geochemist Tina Lüdecke, lead author of the study.