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 220

Global eye

GLOBAL EYE • Showcasing the incredible world we live in

WISH LIST • BACK TO SCHOOL

WELLNESS HEALTH OR HYPE? • Why some popular physical and mental health trends don’t deserve a place in your routine

LIVING WITH BACTERIA • Your home is teeming with these tiny organisms, but which ones should you be wary of?

INSIDE A HEART-LUNG MACHINE • Without these life-saving machines, heart surgery would be a much more risky and messy job

12 AMAZING SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERIES • Some were accidental and some are silly, but these breakthroughs have advanced science in their field

WHAT IS HYALURONIC ACID? • It’s a skincare favourite, but hyaluronic acid is also produced naturally in your body to keep tissues healthy and hydrated

GIANT OIL SUPERTANKERS • How millions of barrels of crude oil are ferried across the ocean

REAL-LIFE BATMOBILE • This futuristic concept car could be something a certain Gotham billionaire drives at night

WHAT IF… HUMANS NEVER DISCOVERED FIRE? • Our journey to the modern day would look very different if we didn’t learn to harness this hot, bright plasma

WHAT IS HAVANA SYNDROME? • This mysterious illness is thought to have targeted the United States government in 2016

HOW SLEEP TRACKERS WORK • These smart devices know your nighttime routine better than you do

WHAT’S INSIDE… A DUALSHOCK 4? • The secrets of Sony’s PlayStation 4 controller revealed

HOW TO MAKE A HOME WEATHER STATION • Get a personalised forecast come rain or shine

WHY PENGUINS AREN’T REALLY PENGUINS • These black-and-white birds are the victims of a case of misidentification

INSIDE A BIRD EGG • Discover what different species of developing bird foetuses look like and how their eggs provide life support

THE FASTEST MOVERS ON PLANET EARTH • The speediest animals in the world are engineering marvels. Evolution has given them bodies optimised for moving quickly through their habitats

STAR SHREDDERS • How galactic black holes form and grow in the centres of galaxies, tearing nearby stars to shreds in one of the most extreme physics events in the cosmos

WHAT IS A SPACEPORT DRONE SHIP? • These rocket-recovering ocean vessels make space launches more sustainable

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