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Humans and our ancestors have been exposed to lead for 2 million years, but the toxic metal may have actually helped our ...

Humans evolved large brains and flat faces at a surprisingly rapid pace compared to other apes, likely reflecting the ...

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

Lead poisoning isn't just a modern phenomenon: fossil teeth show signs that it affected ancient hominids, and Homo sapiens ...

Howdy, pards! This autumnal week brought a new challenge to last decade's claim of a strong Yellowstone trophic cascade after ...

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

Fossilized human teeth spanning two million years of evolution had shockingly high contents of lead, which may have been the ...

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

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 ...