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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PLANT SKIN

FISH ABOVE WATER

DEVIL’S BRIDGE

NEBULOUS NEIGHBOURS

Lightest known of uranium created

New species of dinosaur talked to each other

Genetically modified mosquitoes released in the US

Deep-dwelling ‘Emperor Dumbo’ octopus discovered

Mysterious rocks found by Mars rover

Ancient tombs uncovered in Corsica

Decapitated worms ‘see’ with headless bodies

Astronauts to clean space underwear with microbes

‘Necklace Nebula’ formed by drowning star

Too much salt messes with your immune cells

Voyager 1 records mysterious ‘hum’ in interstellar space

Parasitic wasps sniff out females bursting from their hosts

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APPS & TOOLS

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ALL ABOUT YOUR DNA • UNLOCKING THE SECRETS OF OUR GENETIC CODE WILL MAKE US MASTERS OF OUR OWN BIOLOGY

What is DNA?

History of DNA • HOW WE’VE COME TO UNDERSTAND MORE ABOUT IT SINCE ITS DISCOVERY

DNA TODAY • THE SCIENCE OF DNA HAS ALREADY CHANGED THE WORLD WE LIVE IN

THE FUTURE OF DNA SCIENCE

DNA BY NUMBERS

Cosmetic chemistry • The science behind the products you put on your skin

Inside lipstick • What makes up one of the most used cosmetic products in the world

5 FACTS ABOUT • THE FIRST TO HIT THE SHELVES

Creating cosmetics • The ingredients that make up makeup

Plastic polish

Hydrogen: the unifying element • The most common element in the universe is actually quite rare here on Earth

HOW TO GET TO THE ISS • Explore the key steps that take astronauts from Earth to the International Space Station

Leaving Earth • How rockets carry astronauts into space during the first leg of their trip

Steve Swanson • A NASA astronaut, Swanson’s three missions to the International Space Station delivered and installed two of the station’s Truss Segments

EARTH TO ISS • Follow the journey taken by the space station’s crew

5 FACTS ABOUT • PREVIOUS MISSIONS

The Solar System’s outer limits • Thanks to recent discoveries, we now have a clearer picture of what lies beyond Pluto

5 FACTS ABOUT • DISTANT OBJECTS

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ANIMAL SUPERPOWERS • SPECIES FROM AROUND THE WORLD ASSEMBLE! SHOWCASE YOUR SUPER ABILITIES

Growing an arm • The journey from severed limb to a perfect replica

The power of regeneration

5 FACTS ABOUT • ANIMAL REGENERATORS

Walking on water

Shocking superpowers

Frozen frogs

Fluorescent fireflies

Meet the mind-controllers

Dung beetle super strength

Walking on walls

Inside Etna • Italy is home to Europe’s tallest active volcano, but what lies beneath the rock?

Deep-sea blobfish • Blobfish haven’t got looks on their side, having been voted the world’s ugliest creature

5 FACTS ABOUT • FISHY FEATURES

NINJA VS SAMURAI • How changes in Japanese society gave rise to warriors trained in...