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

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

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

Lead exposure from modern chemical pollution is a well-documented threat to neurodevelopment and general health, yet a ...

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

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

Scientists found that ancient lead exposure shaped early human evolution. The toxin may have played a surprising role in the development of modern cognition and language. An international team of ...

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

Learn more about the differences between Lebanese and Italian tools, which contradict the theory that modern human migrations ...

Ancient humans crossing the Bering Strait into the Americas carried more than tools and determination—they also carried a ...

Researchers have virtually reconstructed a crushed and distorted 1 million-year-old human skull discovered in China. The newly restored cranium may have belonged to a relative of the mysterious ...

For decades, small grooves on ancient human teeth were thought to be evidence of deliberate tool use – people cleaning their ...