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 197 • “It can often defy all our ideas of common sense”

A city of books

GLOBAL EYE • Showcasing the incredible world we live in

WISH LIST • CHRISTMAS GIFT GUIDE

QUANTUM PHYSICS EXPLAINED • Take an in-depth look at the unbelievable theories, crazy experiments and practical applications of what may be the weirdest of all scientific subjects

HOW THE TELESCOPE WAS INVENTED • Follow the timeline to discover centuries of advancement in the way we observe the universe

WHAT’S INSIDE A LUNAR CAVE? • How China’s ‘Jade Rabbit’ rover is exploring the subterranean world of Earth’s cosmic companion

TAMING ANTIMATTER • How we’ll finally discover this substance’s true nature and learn how to harness it to propel us to distant stars

WHY SOME PEOPLE ARE ‘MORNING PEOPLE’ • Do you prefer to lie in, or are you keen on an early rise?

WHERE DOES HELIUM COME FROM? • This lighter-than-air element could one day disappear from our planet

GUESS THE MEDIEVAL INSTRUMENT • Do you know your timekeepers from navigation devices?

HOW THE DUTCH MADE HOLLAND BIGGER • Nearly 800 years ago, The Netherlands was smaller than it is today

THE 50-YEAR COAL MINE FIRE • Why a mine beneath a Pennsylvanian ghost town is perpetually engulfed in flames

HOW HUMANS CAN FLY • These ingenious inventions have given people wings to soar through the air

HOW CAR COMPUTERS WORK • Within almost every car is a high-tech computer controlling and monitoring how we drive

WHAT WAS THE FIRST LIVING THING? • How the origin of everything alive on Earth today points to one ancient organism

WHAT ARE ALGAL BLOOMS? • When algae populations in bodies of water grow rapidly, it causes problems for the environment, wildlife and humans

WORLD’S STRONGEST CRANE • The Mammoet SK6000 has gained the title of world’s strongest land-based crane. How can it help construct a greener future?

APPLE AIRPODS PRO TEARDOWN • This high-end earphone technology includes a remarkable feature to control the sound that enters your ears

SHRINKING THE X-RAY MACHINE • Forget room-sized machines… modern bone imagers have gotten much smaller

BRAINDUMP • Amazing answers to your curious questions

BRAINDUMP

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