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 208

Global eye

GLOBAL EYE • Showcasing the incredible world we live in

WISH LIST • BOARD GAMES

HOW TO BE A GHOST HUNTER • We delve into the science and psychology behind the paranormal to ask… do ghosts exist?

WELCOME TO THE ARACHNID AWARDS • Which species are the scariest, most venomous or biggest eight-legged freaks in the world?

ANIMAL LEADERS • From top-dog wolves and wise elder elephants to insect royalty and sex-changing fish, animal alphas take many fascinating forms

HOW FEATHERS GROW • A bird’s proteinaceous plumage comes from the same source as our hair

OUR WEIRD UNIVERSE • From colliding galaxies to supermassive black holes, we take a look at some of the strangest sights in the universe

INSIDE YOUR PC • Take a look inside a modern desktop computer to see how PCs have evolved over the years

HOW AIR PURIFIERS WORK • These filtration devices clean a room’s air of particles that can make a person sick

WHAT’S AN ANTI-DRONE GUN? • How these devices intercept and disable unmanned aerial vehicles

HOW THE FIRST TV SIGNAL WAS TRANSMITTED • A century ago, John Logie Baird demonstrated a working television transmission

WHY ARE KEYBOARDS QWERTY? • There’s a reason why this seemingly random arrangement of letters is widely used on keyboard layouts

FLYING A LONG-RANGE SUPER JET • Is the JetZero blended-wing aircraft the future of commercial flight?

10 PHENOMENA SCIENCE JUST CAN’T EXPLAIN • From strange lights in the sky to rocks that spontaneously glide across the ground, the mysteries scientists are trying to finally crack

WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WE DIE? • Our bodies are vessels for life, but in death they undergo a cascade of chemical and biological changes

CAN EXERCISE REDUCE STRESS? • Why moving about more can make you feel calmer and think clearer

NEXT-GENERATION NUCLEAR REACTOR • Could molten thorium be the future of nuclear power?

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

How It Works

FAST FACTS • Amazing trivia that will blow your mind