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How It Works

No. 167
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 • “Their long necks gave them an advantage and increased their chance of survival”

MEET THIS ISSUE’S EXPERTS

James Webb Space Telescope snaps deepest space image ever

DEEP-SEA SQUID CARRIES A DAZZLING STRING OF EGGS

La Niña could bring a year of intense hurricanes

Never-before-seen crystals found in meteorite dust

300-KILOGRAM STINGRAY BREAKS THE FRESHWATER CATCH RECORD

Supreme Court cripples the US government’s climate change fight

BIZARRE ‘POLYGONS’ ON MARS’ SURFACE

Mysterious artefacts hint at ancient China’s ‘fairy world’

Rare star survives death by supernova

Huge black hole devours an Earth-size chunk every second

World’s deepest shipwreck found

RECORD-BREAKING ERUPTION CREATED THE FASTEST ATMOSPHERIC WAVES EVER

WISH LIST • Thelatest HOMEROBOT tech

SUBSCRIBE TODAY 3 ISSUES FOR £9.99 • PLUS A FREE AMAZING TECHNOLOGY BOOK*

Meet the MUTANTS • HOW CHANGES IN DNA CAN CAUSE UNUSUAL ABNORMALITIES, BUT ALSO SHAPE THE EVOLUTION OF A SPECIES

MUTANT FRUIT

MODERN-DAY MUTANTS • Mutations have allowed these species to adapt and survive

THE EVER-EVOLVING HUMAN • HOW SOME MEMBERS OF OUR SPECIES FROM AROUND THE WORLD ARE EVOLVING

GENETICS BY NUMBERS

SOUND BARRIER SMASHERS • Ever since humanity took to the skies, we’ve pushed the limits of speed, accelerating past sound to hypersonic speeds and beyond

BREAKING THE SOUND BARRIER

GONE IN 30 MINUTES • Ten of the fastest vehicles ever devised race as far as they can in 30 minutes

CRASH BLACK BOX ANALYSIS: FLIGHT RECORDERS • What makes these essential devices found on most aircraft virtually indestructible?

EXPLORE EARTH’S DEEP-SEA CHIMNEYS • How hydrothermal vents form and why life thrives in these seemingly hostile environments

BUBBLING UP • Explore hydrothermal vents above and below the crust

WHAT IS SKUNK SPRAY? • How and why these furry critters create such stinky odours

HUNTING FOR TRUFFLES • these culinary treasures grow underground

DISTILLING SCIENCE • How evaporating, condensing and filtering alcohol created one of the purest spirits on the planet

HOW DISTILLATION WORKS

WHY DO WE SHIVER? • This heat-generating technique employed by your body isn’t always triggered by the cold

WHAT MAKES JELLY WOBBLY? • Explore the molecular science responsible for this entertaining dessert

DISCOVER THE PAST!

WHEN IS THE NEXT COMET? • There’s nothing more spectacular in the night sky than when a really bright comet, socan we expect the next one?

WHERE DO COMETS COME FROM?

THE NEXT BRIGHT COMET? • It’s always a difficult call, but this is our best guess at the moment

WHY IS THE SKY BLUE? • Ancient philosophers puzzled over why the sky is blue – now we know it’s all down to something called Rayleigh scattering

HOW CARS CONQUERED THE WORLD • Discover the evolution of the motor car, from its disjointed steam and bicycle origins to the Ford Model T

RED, AMBER AND GREEN

WHO INVENTED • How this challenging game has captivated minds for centuries

INSIDE A VACUUM • How do these household cleaning machines suck up dirt and dust?

HOW WORK ELEVATORS • Take a look at the lift technology that provides an alternative to stairs

HOW NOISE CANCELLING...


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Frequency: Monthly Pages: 100 Publisher: Future Publishing Ltd Edition: No. 167

OverDrive Magazine

  • Release date: August 4, 2022

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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 • “Their long necks gave them an advantage and increased their chance of survival”

MEET THIS ISSUE’S EXPERTS

James Webb Space Telescope snaps deepest space image ever

DEEP-SEA SQUID CARRIES A DAZZLING STRING OF EGGS

La Niña could bring a year of intense hurricanes

Never-before-seen crystals found in meteorite dust

300-KILOGRAM STINGRAY BREAKS THE FRESHWATER CATCH RECORD

Supreme Court cripples the US government’s climate change fight

BIZARRE ‘POLYGONS’ ON MARS’ SURFACE

Mysterious artefacts hint at ancient China’s ‘fairy world’

Rare star survives death by supernova

Huge black hole devours an Earth-size chunk every second

World’s deepest shipwreck found

RECORD-BREAKING ERUPTION CREATED THE FASTEST ATMOSPHERIC WAVES EVER

WISH LIST • Thelatest HOMEROBOT tech

SUBSCRIBE TODAY 3 ISSUES FOR £9.99 • PLUS A FREE AMAZING TECHNOLOGY BOOK*

Meet the MUTANTS • HOW CHANGES IN DNA CAN CAUSE UNUSUAL ABNORMALITIES, BUT ALSO SHAPE THE EVOLUTION OF A SPECIES

MUTANT FRUIT

MODERN-DAY MUTANTS • Mutations have allowed these species to adapt and survive

THE EVER-EVOLVING HUMAN • HOW SOME MEMBERS OF OUR SPECIES FROM AROUND THE WORLD ARE EVOLVING

GENETICS BY NUMBERS

SOUND BARRIER SMASHERS • Ever since humanity took to the skies, we’ve pushed the limits of speed, accelerating past sound to hypersonic speeds and beyond

BREAKING THE SOUND BARRIER

GONE IN 30 MINUTES • Ten of the fastest vehicles ever devised race as far as they can in 30 minutes

CRASH BLACK BOX ANALYSIS: FLIGHT RECORDERS • What makes these essential devices found on most aircraft virtually indestructible?

EXPLORE EARTH’S DEEP-SEA CHIMNEYS • How hydrothermal vents form and why life thrives in these seemingly hostile environments

BUBBLING UP • Explore hydrothermal vents above and below the crust

WHAT IS SKUNK SPRAY? • How and why these furry critters create such stinky odours

HUNTING FOR TRUFFLES • these culinary treasures grow underground

DISTILLING SCIENCE • How evaporating, condensing and filtering alcohol created one of the purest spirits on the planet

HOW DISTILLATION WORKS

WHY DO WE SHIVER? • This heat-generating technique employed by your body isn’t always triggered by the cold

WHAT MAKES JELLY WOBBLY? • Explore the molecular science responsible for this entertaining dessert

DISCOVER THE PAST!

WHEN IS THE NEXT COMET? • There’s nothing more spectacular in the night sky than when a really bright comet, socan we expect the next one?

WHERE DO COMETS COME FROM?

THE NEXT BRIGHT COMET? • It’s always a difficult call, but this is our best guess at the moment

WHY IS THE SKY BLUE? • Ancient philosophers puzzled over why the sky is blue – now we know it’s all down to something called Rayleigh scattering

HOW CARS CONQUERED THE WORLD • Discover the evolution of the motor car, from its disjointed steam and bicycle origins to the Ford Model T

RED, AMBER AND GREEN

WHO INVENTED • How this challenging game has captivated minds for centuries

INSIDE A VACUUM • How do these household cleaning machines suck up dirt and dust?

HOW WORK ELEVATORS • Take a look at the lift technology that provides an alternative to stairs

HOW NOISE CANCELLING...


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