How It Works

Welcome to How It Works, the magazine that explains everything you never knew you wanted to know about the world we live in. Loaded with fully illustrated guides and expert knowledge, and with sections dedicated to science, technology, transportation, space, history and the environment, no subject is too big or small for How It Works to explain.

WELCOME • Issue 202

Global eye

GLOBAL EYE • Showcasing the incredible world we live in

WISH LIST • OUTDOOR GADGETS

Monsters of the deep • Dive deep below the ocean’s surface to discover razor-mouth viperfish, animal-eating sponges and other fearsome and fascinating creatures that lurk in the midnight depths

10 AMAZING EARTH FACTS • From its active core to its explosive surface, scientists have made incredible discoveries about the past, present and future of the rock we call home

HOW COAL IS MINED • Extracting the fossilised remains of prehistoric animals can be a dangerous business – for people and the environment

DIVE INTO THE WORLD’S DEEPEST POOL • The Blue Abyss pool will train scientists and astronauts for subsea and space environments

HOW ARE TV MASTS CONSTRUCTED? • These tall and spindly structures send signals to connect you to daily digital communications

HOME GADGETS EXPLAINED • We often take the technology that keeps our homes running for granted, but here’s how they actually work

HOW TO DIG FOR TREASURE • There’s a lot more to a detectorist’s hobby than picking up a metal detector and sweeping a field. Here’s how to responsibly prepare for a fun day out, detecting techniques and, perhaps most importantly, the law

PET MUMMIES UNWRAPPED • It’s not just people who were mummified in ancient Egypt – animals were too. But why was this done?

SEEKING OIL AT SEA • This prospecting vessel sails while using sound to track down precious underwater resources

HOW FIREFIGHTING AEROPLANES WORK • Aerial firefighters are essential machines used to cover and contain rapid-spreading wildfires

NATURE’S MOST • Why these sparkling crystalline minerals are among the most hazardous rocks in nature

HOW WINE IS MADE • From grape to glass, the ancient process of making one of the world’s most popular beverages

WHAT IS JAUNDICE? • This condition, common in newborns, can turn skin and eyes a shade of yellow

DEADLY ASTEROID CLOSE CALLS • Asteroid 2024 YR4 may not be the serious threat it was once thought to be, but scientists are still concerned about the possibility of future asteroid collisions

SPACE RADIATION • Space is full of lethal energies we’re not exposed to on Earth. How can astronauts protect themselves?

IS OUR UNIVERSE THE ONLY ONE? • Might our universe – as vast as it is – be simply one of many? We look at the growing evidence that there’s more than one cosmos out there

BRAINDUMP • Amazing answers to your curious questions

THE LIBRARY • The latest book releases for curious minds

BRAIN GYM • Give your brain a puzzle workout

HOW TO… • Practical projects to try at home

INBOX • Speak your mind

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FAST FACTS • Amazing trivia that will blow your mind