A Texas coastal engineer says a simple home-buying decision saved his house from Hurricane Harvey — and could help other home-owners in flood zones

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In 2017, Hurricane Harvey ripped through Texas and Louisiana, causing significant flooding.

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Taylor Swift's posture-correcting bra costs $185. A posture historian shares why she's skeptical of 'one-size-fits-all' solutions.

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Taylor Swift performs in France.

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Boeing says its spacecraft is leaking but it's still safe to launch US astronauts next week

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The NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams conducting suited operations in the Boeing Starliner simulator at NASA's Johnson Space Center.

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NASA's Webb Space Telescope discovered 3 rare galaxies that can help astronomers study the cosmic dark ages

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An illustration of a galaxy forming a few hundred million years after the Big Bang.

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This high schooler won $10,000 because he saw a mysterious outbreak killing sea turtles in his Hawaii hometown and decided to do something about it

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Maddux Alexander Springer holds the trophy he won for his research on sea turtle tumors at the Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair.

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Homes on billionaire hot spot Nantucket are falling into the ocean at an alarming rate — but the wealthy won't stop buying

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In Nantucket, Massachusetts, erosion is intensifying and sea levels are rising. Demand for multimillion-dollar homes, though, has remained sky-high.

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2 teens won $50,000 for inventing a device that can filter toxic microplastics from water

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Victoria Ou (right) and Justin Huang (middle) won first place in their category and also snagged one of the top $50,000 prizes for their invention.

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Alaska's pristine rivers are turning a rusty orange even when seen from space, likely because of melting permafrost: study

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An orange tributary of the Kugororuk River in Alaska.
An orange tributary of the Kugororuk River in Alaska.

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The CEO behind the world's biggest science and engineering fair says the biggest mistake parents make is putting too much pressure on their kids

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Maya Ajmera, Grace Sun, and Christina Chan on stage at this year's Regeneron ISEF ceremony, where Sun won the top prize.

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A brutal heat wave in Mexico is causing monkeys to drop dead from trees

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Saraguato monkeys (Alouatta palliata) die amid drought and high temperatures, in Buena Vista
Monkeys are falling dead from trees because of a heat wave in Mexico.

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