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CarMax is an absolute powerhouse when it comes to pre-owned vehicle retailing. It sells more than double the used inventory than their nearest competitor and they make significantly more money doing so. The primary reason for this is…

Eating more protein can significantly augment the effects of lifting weights, a review of research found.

An initial report into the crash that killed 189 people highlights issues with the anti-stall system.

Concerns about espionage risks has sparked global scrutiny of telecoms gear made by China's Huawei.

After seven months of traveling through space, the NASA InSight mission has landed on Mars. A few minutes after landing, InSight sent the official "beep" to NASA to signal that it was alive and well, including a photo of the Martian…

As Sellafield's Thorp nuclear reprocessing plant closes, the huge and dangerous clean-up begins.

The dead sperm whale, which washed ashore in Indonesia, had ingested nearly 6kg of plastic waste.

The fall brings the total value of all Bitcoin in existence to below $87bn.

Scientists discover how the marsupials are the only known species producing cube-shaped faeces.

NASA's mission to revolutionize air travel has taken a significant step forward as the space agency starts building its X-59 QueSST supersonic jet.

A new report says there's no link between lack of sleep and early death, but does that come as any comfort?

Yoshitaka Sakurada is responsible for ensuring the 2020 Olympic Games are not hacked.

The Raspberry Pi Foundation released its upgraded flagship computing board, the Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+, earlier this year. Now the boards are shipping in volume, the company has been able to turn its attention to what it calls one of its …

Researchers find a way to reveal the locations of children wearing MiSafes watches and spy on them.

DeepMind now wants its health app to become an AI assistant for nurses and doctors around the world.

A new journal will allow academics to publish controversial articles under a pseudonym.

The earliest known painting of an animal has been identified in a cave on the island of Borneo.

An Oxford University study suggests worries about screen time causing a lack of sleep are overblown.

A surgery professor expresses fears over the consequences of a generation more adept at using screens.

BBC Reality Check looks at whether universities have banned books, speakers or changed course content.

Sarcopenia, a decline in skeletal muscle in older people, contributes to loss of independence.

Sitting for hours without moving can slow the flow of blood to our brains, according to a cautionary new study of office workers, a finding that could have implications for long-term brain health. But ...

A growing body of research suggests that our bodies function optimally when we align our eating patterns with our circadian rhythms.

A guide to plans for the UK to leave the European Union, after the 2016 referendum.

Sixty-eight percent of those 65 and older take vitamin supplements. Much of what we once believed about the benefits is wrong.

Eating a little of a tasty dessert doesn’t satisfy me — it creates a fierce craving to eat it all, and then some.

Newbies to spin classes can land in the emergency room, as doctors say they are seeing more of the rare but dangerous rhabdomyolysis.

Mr. Williams has made a career of bringing nuance and contrast to his roles, inspired by the swaggering characters he grew up with in East Flatbush.

She is venerated around the world. She has outlasted 12 US presidents. She stands for stability and order. But her kingdom is in turmoil, and her subjects are in denial that her reign will ever end. That’s why the palace has a plan.

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