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.

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Global eye

GLOBAL EYE • Showcasing the incredible world we live in

WISH LIST • FUNKY MUSIC GADGETS

WHY DO WE FORGET? • As we navigate life, we collect masses of souvenirs in the form of memories. But we can’t keep all of these forever

INSIDE A SELF-DRIVING COMBAT VEHICLE • ATLAS is driverless, completely uncrewed and can navigate the battlefield a step ahead of troops

HOW ESCALATORS WORK • Step into the science behind these moving staircases

WHY DO AEROPLANE TOILETS SUCK? • When you’ve got to go, you’ve got to go – and thanks to toilet technology, this is possible in the air

HOW THIS SPONGE SYRINGE SEALS WOUNDS IN SECONDS • The pocket-sized device that could make a critical difference between life and death on the battlefield

WHY ARE PLANTS POISONOUS? • They look beautiful and emit alluring fragrances, but not all plants are as innocent as they appear – some produce a host of chemical compounds that are toxic to humans

HOW ANIMALS SEE THE WORLD • Take a tour of the world through the eyes of animals that have a very different perspective

HOW EARTH EVOLVED • Our planet has never stood still over billions of years. Slowly, the continents are shifting under our feet, with oceans getting wider and mountains higher

AGE OF TERROR • How terror birds ditched flying for fast running speeds to become prolific prehistoric killing machines

HOW MOUNT RUSHMORE WAS BUILT • This colossal carving of four presidential faces into a stone cliff took over a decade to achieve

MICRO MACHINES • How the world’s smallest cars, trains, tanks and planes make a big impression

CAR BRAKES EXPLAINED • This essential system helps drivers stop their cars, even at high speeds

ESA ASTRONAUT SAMANTHA CRISTOFORETTI • Emergencies, spacewalks and bossing it: the first female European commander of the ISS tells us what it’s like to be in charge of a space station

THE SCIENCE OF LOVE • Discover what makes humans and many other species fall ‘head over heels’

WHAT IS RUST? • Oxygen has a distinctive effect on exposed iron over time, corroding the metal

FIVE WAYS TO REBUILD OUR WORLD • You’re a member of a small community of survivors following a world-changing catastrophe. How can you apply hundreds of years of scientific knowledge to avert a new dark age?

HOW CHIMP CHAT WAS DECIPHERED • From leaf-nibbling to stamping, the finer points of ape gestures revealed

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