“These ancient humans had lead contamination deep inside their teeth.” “The Intelligence” explains the surprising role of lead poisoning in human development https://t.co/dhCkPgKYBb https://t.co/7M3ow6HEdq ...

Traces of lead are laced throughout the UK. It's in soil, in water, in food, in our housing, and it's poisoning people, potentially millions. In some cases, leading to slow brain development, chronic illness, and even death.I've traveled the country talking to people whose lives have been turned upside down by lead poisoning. Some who live in the countryside close to old lead mines, others living in houses, both old and new, in cities nowhere near them. They represent a threat that no one else seems to be t ...

A greater tolerance for lead poisoning may have been one way in which humans outcompeted their cousins and went on to make extraordinary things—such as leaded pipes, petrol and cosmetics with which to poison themselves all over again https://t.co/WUx3xoKs7O ...

Lead poisoning is usually thought of as a disease of civilisation. Yet a new paper suggests it was among humanity’s pre-industrial ancestors https://t.co/1NschGIVIxPhoto: Naturimages https://t.co/ubTkeeMURJ ...

Lead poisoning is usually thought of as a disease of civilisation. Yet it seems to have been common among humanity’s pre-industrial ancestors too https://t.co/dy07RjkslU ...