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California Boy Training to Climb Mount Everest

Wassiliy/iStock/ThinkStock(LOS ANGELES) — A Southern California boy who has already reached the peaks of some of the world’s tallest mountains is training to become the youngest climber ever to reach the top of Mount Everest. Tyler Armstrong is already a Read More

Prince Charles Nearly Clipped by Eagle's Wings

Mark Cuthbert/UK Press via Getty Images(NORFOLK, England) — The quick reflexes of Britain’s Prince Charles were caught on camera Wednesday when an eagle nearly clipped the royal heir with its wings. Prince Charles and his wife, the Duchess of Cornwall, were Read More

NASA's Mars Orbiter Is Making a Huge Maneuver

This artist’s concept shows NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter mission over the red planet. Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech(NEW YORK) — NASA’s next Mars lander won’t even launch until next year, but the space agency’s Mars Reconnaissance Read More

Australia Campaigns to Kill Millions of Feral Cats

iStock/Thinkstock(SYDNEY) — Australia is declaring war, not on extremists, but on cats. Part of a strategy to protect endangered birds and small mammals, Environment Minister Greg Hunt announced a plan to humanely cull 20 million feral cats by 2020. Cats that live Read More