Ancient creature mixed human, apelike traits

Scientists have gained new insights into an extinct South African creature with an intriguing mix of human and apelike traits, and apparently an unusual way of walking.   Original post on usatoday.com    Comments on reddit.com   

Shocker, if this is 1960: Tobacco company misrepresented danger from cigarettes – Science Codex

A new UCSF analysis of tobacco industry documents shows that Philip Morris USA manipulated data on the effects of additives in cigarettes, including menthol, obscuring actual toxicity levels and increasing the risk of heart, cancer and other diseases for…   More