Lead exposure may have spelled evolutionary success for humans—and extinction for our ancient cousins—but other scientists ...

When we think of lead poisoning, most of us imagine modern human-made pollution, paint, old pipes, or exhaust fumes.

An international study changes the view that exposure to the toxic metal lead is largely a post-industrial phenomenon. The ...

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

A million-year-old skull from China, Yunxian 2, reshapes our understanding of human origins and ancient human relatives.

Lead poisoning isn’t just an industrial-age problem. A new study reveals our ancestors, including Neanderthals, were exposed ...

Lead exposure remains a public health issue around the world, even after decades of remediation efforts. According to the ...

Long before humans built cities or wrote words, our ancestors may have faced a hidden threat that shaped who we became. Scientists studying ancient teeth found that early humans, great apes, and even ...

A new study suggests that exposure to lead may have limited brain and language development in Neanderthals, but a gene ...

A groundbreaking international study changes the view that exposure to the toxic metal lead is largely a post-industrial phenomenon.

We evolved to band together and to use the power of numbers in social living. Modern internet trolling is an amplified ...