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 219

Global eye

GLOBAL EYE • Showcasing the incredible world we live in

WISH LIST • BBQ GADGETS

WHY OUR SEASONS ARE CHANGING EXTREME WEATHER WARNING • Summers are shifting and winters are getting wetter, but what does this mean for the world?

AVALANCHE ANATOMY • How global warming affects the frequency of these destructive torrents of snow and ice

ANIMAL ENGINEERING • Sprinting 60 miles an hour. Sensing others from their electrical activity. The ability to regenerate. Discover the secrets behind the animal world’s greatest feats

WHY THIS FOUR-WINGED DINO RULED THE SKIES • Changyuraptor yangi would have been a pioneer of air travel

BEWARE THE SUN • Sunshine floods the body with mood-boosting serotonin, but behind its warmth lies invisible dangers and potential lasting damage

10 WAYS TO LEVEL UP YOUR CARDIO • Discover the simple training strategies and daily habits for building endurance and improving your heart health

WHAT ARE FILLINGS? • How gold, silver, resin and other cavity-filling materials can fix teeth and restore smiles

COULD AI TAKE OVER THE WORLD? • Amid an emergence of increasingly powerful AI systems, how realistic is a machine-led uprising – and how might AI already be taking over our lives?

HOW SMART CONTACT LENSES WORK • Could these lenses be the next big thing in augmented reality?

INCREDIBLE ANCIENT BURIALS • From fabulous untouched treasures entombed with warrior kings to strange burial rituals that have lasted thousands of years, discover some of the world’s most remarkable resting places

ON BOARD THE WORLD’S LARGEST BATTLESHIP • This WWII behemoth dominated the horizon and became the launchpad of one of Japan’s biggest kamikaze missions

HOW A SHAPE-CHANGING DRONE WORKS • This go-anywhere unmanned aerial vehicle takes off like a drone but cruises like a plane

HOW DEADLY IS SPACE? • Without the right protection, deep space is an incredibly hostile environment to the human body

WHAT ARE ORBITAL DATA CENTRES? • As ground-based facilities strain to cope with AI, tech giants are looking to the final frontier

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