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

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

A new study published in Science Advances has revealed that humans have been exposed to lead for over two million years. The ...

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

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

An international study claims lead was a problem for our ancestors and Homo sapiens might have had a genetic edge over other human species. The research analysed fossilised teeth from different ...

Thousands of years ago, ancient humans undertook a treacherous journey, crossing hundreds of miles of ice over the Bering Strait to the unknown world of the Americas. Now, a new study led by the ...

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

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

UC San Diego researchers found that ancient hominids were widely exposed to lead, potentially hindering brain and language ...

Long before humans built cities or wrote words, our ancestors may have faced a hidden threat that shaped who we became.