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 194 • “Many people don’t know it’s an organ communicating with your brain”

Studying Ebola

GLOBAL EYE • Showcasing the incredible world we live in

WISH LIST • The latest PERSONAL TRANSPORT

ALL ABOUT FAT • Fat is a complex, active organ. Here’s how genetics, evolution, lifestyle and diet dictate how much we have beneath our skin

WHAT IS SUNBURN? • How solar rays can leave us red, sore and irritated

MALE VERSUS FEMALE BRAINS • Our brains are wired differently. Are we born like this or is it something that develops?

HOW CHLORINE CLEANS POOLS • It’s the killer chemical that keeps you safe while you swim

WHAT IS A DRY DOCK? • Ocean-going vessels are taken into these boat garages to keep them shipshape

URBAN WILDLIFE • How wild animals have evolved to thrive alongside humans in towns and cities

WHY HURRICANES ARE GETTING STRONGER • They’re getting more severe every season. What’s the link between these powerful tropical storms and climate change?

LIFTING THE LID ON ANTARCTICA • What was the coldest continent like without ice?

BECOME A SMARTPHONE SCIENTIST • Amazing tips and tricks to transform your smartphone into a bug-finding, star-spotting, data-gathering device

BUILDING ONE WORLD TRADE CENTER • One World Trade Center rose from the ashes of the Twin Towers. Now, as the tallest building in New York City, it looks to the skies and the future. Here’s how this sustainable and secure record-breaker was built

NEANDERTHAL LIVING • Why our prehistoric cousins were pioneers, not clueless apes

THE GLOBAL WARMING ARCHAEOLOGY BONANZA • As our planet gets warmer, melting ice is uncovering more and more artefacts that provide fascinating insights into the lives of our ancestors

WISH YOU WERE HERE? • Have you ever dreamed of spending your holiday on another planet? You don’t have to leave Earth to find out what it would be like…

RESCUE IN SPACE • Fortunately, space emergencies are a rare occurrence, but astronauts and space agencies need to be prepared for any eventuality that might arise

WHERE TO FIND EXTRATERRESTRIAL LIFE • The number of places across the cosmos that could be concealing life are too many to count

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