BBC environment journalists analyse the key events coming up in 2025 with game-changing potential for climate and nature.

Take a flight high above Rome’s ancient Pantheon with this stunning drone footage. Marvel at the perfectly preserved dome, ...

Before becoming a pilgrimage route, it was used for multiple purposes, including trade, and was traveled by historical ...

A new study turned to Arctic ice core records between 500 BCE through 600 CE to find a link between lead pollution and ...

Lead exposure has left its toxic fingerprints all over history. We’ve come a long way in reducing its presence, but […] ...

A study analyzing Arctic ice cores reveals that lead pollution during the Roman Empire's height contributed to an estimated 2 ...

A new map of historic and religious sites in Rome associated with Ireland charts the centuries-old links between the Eternal City and the Emerald Isle.

Lead pollution in ancient Rome may have dropped the average IQ by up to three points, a new study has found. In the paper, ...

Lead exposure is responsible for a range of human health impacts, with even relatively low levels impacting the cognitive development of children. Scientists have previously used atmospheric pollution ...

Lead exposure is responsible for a range of human health impacts, with even relatively low levels impacting the cognitive ...

Two US Navy pilots were shot down over the Red Sea on December 22 in an apparent case of friendly fire, the US military said.

Exposure to lead from mining probably lowered I.Q. levels in the empire, research has found. It might be the world’s first ...