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 204

Global eye

GLOBAL EYE • Showcasing the incredible world we live in

WISH LIST • PET GADGETS

NEXT-GEN FIGHTER JETS • Sixth-generation stealth fighter jets are coming. How will these advanced flying machines remain undetected in a world of increasingly sophisticated radar technology?

ON BOARD AN OCEAN RESEARCH VESSEL • The OceanXplorer is one of the world’s most advanced research vessels, sailing the seas in the name of scientific discovery

WHAT DO YOU WEIGH ON OTHER WORLDS? • Scientists distinguish between weight and mass, which may seem pedantic until you see what happens on a world where gravity is radically different to Earth’s

WHAT IS A STARQUAKE? • Neutron stars can suffer quakes far more powerful than anything on Earth

UNDERWATER WONDERS • Take a deep dive into some of the world’s most curious submerged sites

BENEATH GREENLAND’S ICE CAP • Explore the secret landscape concealed by the ice of this Arctic island nation

RAPID EVOLUTION IN ACTION • We think of evolution as a slow, gradual process, but that’s not always the case. Some species undergo a rapid transformation

A NINTENDO GAMECUBE? • The ‘purple lunchbox’ wasn’t as successful as the PlayStation 2 or Xbox, but Nintendo played the long game with the GameCube’s hardware

HOW PARACHUTES WORK • There’s much more to this essential piece of flight safety equipment than a simple tug on a rip cord

HOW TO EXPLORE IMPOSSIBLE DEPTHS • Crabster is built to crawl across the ocean floor, reaching locations off limits to other submarines

THE WORLD’S LONGEST UNDERSEA CABLE • Meta’s latest project could produce a subsea cable long enough to wrap around the world

HOW TO PICK A POPE • Follow the Vatican’s journey to appoint the next direct successor of Saint Peter

HENRIETTA SWAN LEAVITT • This groundbreaking astronomer helped us discover our place in the universe

TECH AHEAD OF ITS TIME • Some of today’s technology goes back much further than you’d imagine

WHAT GIVES FOOD ITS TEXTURE? • From crisp, crunchy fruit to satisfyingly stretchy cheese, explore the chemistry behind each bite

REAL-LIFE ZOMBIES • How much science is there behind the grasping undead creatures of horror flicks?

WHAT IS VITILIGO? • When skin pigmentation is unevenly distributed, the result is unique patterns across the body

WHAT IS THE BUTTERFLY EFFECT? • How even the smallest action can cause significant and unpredictable events in the future

HOW WE USE THE ELECTROMAGNETIC SPECTRUM • There are few frequencies of electromagnetic radiation we haven’t exploited, though some have their dangers…

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