BERWICK, N.S. (CP)  — Two men were charged Friday with first-degree murder in the death of a homeless man whose body was found last year in a burned out bus shelter, a tragedy that senior Mounties say shook a small Nova Scotia town and, ultimately, brought it together.

Stem cell “exhaustion” may play a role in defining the limit of human lifespan, a study of blood from a dead Dutch super-centenarian suggests. Analysis of white blood cells from 115-year-old Hendrikje van Andel-Schipper showed they were derived from just two related stem cell clones.

An international team led by King’s College London and the San Francisco Veteran Affairs Medical Center (SFVAMC) have developed the first lab-grown epidermis – the outermost skin layer – with a functional permeability barrier akin to real skin.

Despite overwhelming scientific evidence for the impending dangers of human-made climate change, policy decisions leading to substantial emissions reduction have been slow. New work from Carnegie’s Katharine Ricke and Ken Caldeira focuses on the intersection between personal and global impacts. They find that even as extreme weather events influence those who experience them to support policy to address climate change, …

Honda Beat aside, Asimo has to be the cutest Honda ever built. The company’s bipedal humanoid robot never fails to bring cheer wherever it goes, and even US President Barack Obama falls for its charms here.

An international team of scientists have sequenced the genome of the tsetse fly, which carries the parasite that causes sleeping sickness in humans the livestock version of the disease, called nagana. The finding will help scientists to develop new ways of fighting the Trypanosomiasis, and endemic disease tha could be fatal without treatment.

Giant Flying Reptiles of pterosaur species discovered in China China is one of the oldest civilizations in the world. And they are rightly proud of their history and achievements. It is source of many essentials that we commonly use across the world. This includes things like paper, gun powders and many other things.

Debra Messing feels great after losing 20 pounds. Speaking to ABC News, the former Will & Grace star said she set out to rid her body of the ‘crappy foods’ she grew up consuming after feeling constantly tired and lethargic – which she had simply attributed to the busy life of a single working mom.

This Saturday, the National Drug Enforcement Administration will kick off its 8th annual “National Prescription Drug Take Back Day.” The nationwide event provides you with a safe outlet to properly dispose of expired and unused prescription medications cluttering your medicine cabinets. The DEA says the goal of the event is to help keep dangerous drugs off the streets and out …

There’s another player in the mining of big data: Verizon Wireless. It is “enhancing” its Relevant Mobile Advertising. What does this “enhancement” mean? According to a notice to customers quoted in the Los Angeles Times:

A 2-year-old girl is very fortunate after a vicious dog attack and a loving mother who went to extraordinary lengths to fight off the dog. Chelsi Camp was watching a pit bull for a friend. The dog had always seemed friendly. When the dog approached her 2-year-old daughter Mackenzi, however, Camp said the pit bull must have smelled her dog …