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How It Works

No. 153
Magazine

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 • The magazine that feeds minds!

Meet the team…

MEET THIS ISSUE’S EXPERTS…

BUTTERFLY SKIN

BLACK HOLE POWER

FALLING FROM SPACE

FLYING THROUGH WATER

Monster eels can swallow prey on land

Jupiter’s largest moon is revealed in detail

Earth’s core is growing ‘lopsided’

Gold miners discover three woolly mammoths

Universe’s largest spinning structures found

Chromosomes have extra mystery mass

Satellites may have underestimated global warming

Mysterious protein changes the shape of human DNA

Electrons ‘surf’ across space to create the northern lights

Astronomers map 100,000 star nurseries

Two flu virus variants go extinct

7,000-year-old letter seal found in Israel

WISH LIST • The latest BBQ and grill gadgets

APPS & TOOLS

SUBSCRIBE TODAY AND GET THIS BOOKAZINE BUNDLE

INCREDIBLE OLYMPICS • DISCOVER THE HISTORY, ATHLETICISM AND TECHNOLOGY THAT HAS CREATED THE BIGGEST SPORTING EVENT IN THE WORLD

The modern-day games • 12 OF THE GREATEST MOMENTS AND ACHIEVEMENTS FROM THE SUMMER OLYMPICS

Tokyo 2020 • AFTER A YEAR’S DELAY, WHAT CAN WE EXPECT FROM THE LATEST SUMMER OLYMPICS?

Inside the Olympic torch • What keeps this eternal flame burning?

Q&A Giarnni Regini-Moran

Tokyo 2020 Robot Project • MEET THE MACHINES THAT ARE GIVING THIS YEARS’ OLYMPICS AN UPGRADE

Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in numbers

Inside 10 Downing Street • Take a tour of the UK prime minister’s official abode

Dian Fossey • This primatologist lived and died to protect mountain gorillas

ANIMAL OLYMPIANS • Animals aren’t eligible to compete in the Tokyo Olympics, but could easily earn the top spot on the podium without a day of training

Burly bodybuilders

AQUATIC EVENTS • The animals of the ocean outstrip humans for every record imaginable

Why crabs are vital • These crustaceans are really fascinating, and have an important job in the ocean

Earth’s underground water stores • How water becomes trapped below ground, forming aquifers

4 FREE issues when you subscribe*

2 FREE eBOOKS FOR EVERY READER! • Grab yourself two fascinating, fact-packed How It Works specials for your digital device. Simply use the link below or scan the QR code to download

THE HIDDEN UNIVERSE • DARK MATTER AND DARK ENERGY MAKE UP 95 PER CENT OF THE UNIVERSE, YET WE CAN’T SEE THEM. WHAT IS THIS STRANGE STUFF?

Giant Magellan Telescope • This new ground-based observatory will be ten times as powerful as Hubble

THE RAIL REVOLUTION • DISCOVER THE INCREDIBLE TRAIN TECHNOLOGY OF TODAY, AND SEE WHAT THE FUTURE HOLDS

INSIDE A DIESEL-ELECTRIC VEHICLE • UNCOVER THE MACHINERY PROPELLING YOUR TRAIN JOURNEY FORWARD

ON TRACK FOR THE FUTURE • WHAT MIGHT RAILWAY STATIONS LOOK LIKE BASED ON EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES?

What’s inside a car seat? • More than just a place to park your bum, car seat technology improves a driver’s comfort and safety

ANATOMY OF A ROCK CONCERT • Explore the advanced sound technology and special effects that keep live music audiences wanting more

WELCOME TO THE STAGE • Take a tour of some of the technology enhancing live gigs

How a fan oven works • How do these electronic devices cook food evenly?

FLOATING RESEARCH...


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Frequency: Monthly Pages: 100 Publisher: Future Publishing Ltd Edition: No. 153

OverDrive Magazine

  • Release date: July 8, 2021

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OverDrive Magazine

subjects

Science

Languages

English

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 • The magazine that feeds minds!

Meet the team…

MEET THIS ISSUE’S EXPERTS…

BUTTERFLY SKIN

BLACK HOLE POWER

FALLING FROM SPACE

FLYING THROUGH WATER

Monster eels can swallow prey on land

Jupiter’s largest moon is revealed in detail

Earth’s core is growing ‘lopsided’

Gold miners discover three woolly mammoths

Universe’s largest spinning structures found

Chromosomes have extra mystery mass

Satellites may have underestimated global warming

Mysterious protein changes the shape of human DNA

Electrons ‘surf’ across space to create the northern lights

Astronomers map 100,000 star nurseries

Two flu virus variants go extinct

7,000-year-old letter seal found in Israel

WISH LIST • The latest BBQ and grill gadgets

APPS & TOOLS

SUBSCRIBE TODAY AND GET THIS BOOKAZINE BUNDLE

INCREDIBLE OLYMPICS • DISCOVER THE HISTORY, ATHLETICISM AND TECHNOLOGY THAT HAS CREATED THE BIGGEST SPORTING EVENT IN THE WORLD

The modern-day games • 12 OF THE GREATEST MOMENTS AND ACHIEVEMENTS FROM THE SUMMER OLYMPICS

Tokyo 2020 • AFTER A YEAR’S DELAY, WHAT CAN WE EXPECT FROM THE LATEST SUMMER OLYMPICS?

Inside the Olympic torch • What keeps this eternal flame burning?

Q&A Giarnni Regini-Moran

Tokyo 2020 Robot Project • MEET THE MACHINES THAT ARE GIVING THIS YEARS’ OLYMPICS AN UPGRADE

Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in numbers

Inside 10 Downing Street • Take a tour of the UK prime minister’s official abode

Dian Fossey • This primatologist lived and died to protect mountain gorillas

ANIMAL OLYMPIANS • Animals aren’t eligible to compete in the Tokyo Olympics, but could easily earn the top spot on the podium without a day of training

Burly bodybuilders

AQUATIC EVENTS • The animals of the ocean outstrip humans for every record imaginable

Why crabs are vital • These crustaceans are really fascinating, and have an important job in the ocean

Earth’s underground water stores • How water becomes trapped below ground, forming aquifers

4 FREE issues when you subscribe*

2 FREE eBOOKS FOR EVERY READER! • Grab yourself two fascinating, fact-packed How It Works specials for your digital device. Simply use the link below or scan the QR code to download

THE HIDDEN UNIVERSE • DARK MATTER AND DARK ENERGY MAKE UP 95 PER CENT OF THE UNIVERSE, YET WE CAN’T SEE THEM. WHAT IS THIS STRANGE STUFF?

Giant Magellan Telescope • This new ground-based observatory will be ten times as powerful as Hubble

THE RAIL REVOLUTION • DISCOVER THE INCREDIBLE TRAIN TECHNOLOGY OF TODAY, AND SEE WHAT THE FUTURE HOLDS

INSIDE A DIESEL-ELECTRIC VEHICLE • UNCOVER THE MACHINERY PROPELLING YOUR TRAIN JOURNEY FORWARD

ON TRACK FOR THE FUTURE • WHAT MIGHT RAILWAY STATIONS LOOK LIKE BASED ON EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES?

What’s inside a car seat? • More than just a place to park your bum, car seat technology improves a driver’s comfort and safety

ANATOMY OF A ROCK CONCERT • Explore the advanced sound technology and special effects that keep live music audiences wanting more

WELCOME TO THE STAGE • Take a tour of some of the technology enhancing live gigs

How a fan oven works • How do these electronic devices cook food evenly?

FLOATING RESEARCH...


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