Lead poisoning isn’t just an industrial-age problem. A new study reveals our ancestors, including Neanderthals, were exposed to lead for millions of years, shaping how their brains evolved and ...
Prehistoric hominids have been exposed to poisonous lead for at least 2 million years, a study of fossil teeth suggests, and modern humans may have evolved to cope with the toxic metal better than our ...
Lead poisoning was once thought to largely be a problem of the past, as the globe gradually weaned itself off leaded gasoline in road vehicles in 2021. But has global lead pollution truly been ...
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Neanderthals were more susceptible to lead poisoning than humans — which helped us gain an advantage over our cousins, scientists say
Humans and our ancestors have been exposed to lead for 2 million years, but the toxic metal may have actually helped our ...
Lead exposure may have negatively affected Neanderthal abilities for language and speech development. Despite this knowledge, lead is still used to manufacture many vehicle batteries, ceramics, ...
An appeal hearing opened Monday in South Africa on whether a subsidiary of British-based mining company Anglo American PLC ...
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KAIT/Edited News Release) - National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week highlights how parents, caregivers, and communities can lower children’s exposure to lead and avoid its serious ...
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