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 175
Underwater pests
Martian crater deposits
Southern sea lions
Inside a dwarf galaxy
Earth’s mantle has a gooey layer
HUBBLE SPOTS GALAXIES ABOUT TO COLLIDE
The first UK child to receive gene therapy for a fatal disorder is ‘happy and healthy’
Earth-sized exoplanet spotted just 72 light years away
16-METRE-LONG BOOK OF THE DEAD PAPYRUS IS DISCOVERED
The world’s deadliest mushroom conquered California with a clone army
NASA SPIES A ‘TEDDY BEAR’ IN MARTIAN ROCKS
Invading queen bees are taken down by rival workers
Scans of the ‘golden boy’ mummy reveal 49 hidden amulets
AI is deciphering a 2,000-year-old text
Fatal ‘brain-eating’ amoeba successfully treated
EUROPE’S JUPITER EXPLORER ARRIVES AT THE SPACEPORT
WISH LIST • The latest tech for THE OUTDOORS
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YOUR IMMUNE SYSTEM EXPLAINED • Meet the cells and organs that make up your immune system. Discover how it keeps deadly invaders at bay and what happens when it gets out of control
SPACESUIT SCIENCE • How spacesuit technology has protected astronauts for decades
HITCH A RIDE ON LAUNCHERONE • How does Virgin Orbit’s rocket launch multiple satellites into space without a launchpad?
MEGA PORTS • Almost everything you consume in your daily life comes through one of these complex facilities
HOW ELECTRIC CAR BATTERIES WORK • Discover the power sources of the world’s all-electric vehicles
POINTLESS BODY PARTS • Discover the anatomical echoes of our evolutionary journey to the modern day
WHY STOMACHS RUMBLE • What’s your gut trying to tell you with its growling and grumbling?
DISCOVER THE PAST!
INSIDE THE BOMB FACTORY • We take a tour of a world-leading munitions factory to find out how bombs and bullets are made
HOW WIND FARMS WORK • This technology uses turbines to convert great gusts into electricity
THE BUZZ ABOUT BEES • Why different species of this pollinating insect are crucial in keeping our planet healthy
THE SCIENCE OF SINKHOLES • Why holes sometimes open up in the ground and swallow the land above
WHAT IS FROGSPAWN? • Discover the origins of your favourite garden amphibians
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VIKING RAIDERS • Portrayed as bloodthirsty pirates pillaging innocent villagers, Vikings also ruled the waves with a lucrative trade network
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BRAINDUMP • Amazing answers to your curious questions
THE LIBRARY • The latest book releases for curious minds
BRAIN GYM • Give your brain a puzzle workout
MAKE A BEE HOTEL • With these materials, you can help solitary bees find a place to call home
INBOX • Speak your mind
WE ASKED YOU • This month on social media, we asked you: If you could design the next spacesuit, what cool feature would you be sure to include?
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FAST FACTS • Amazing trivia that will blow your mind