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In this issue

How a piano works - Traditional pianos create a sound that needs no electronic amplification. How do electric keyboards compare?

Building the world’s deepest car park - Australia’s Sydney Opera House is marvelled at from ground level, but its spiral substructure is a hidden gem.

Scientists detect the most powerful cosmic rays ever

Scientists have detected the most energetic cosmic rays ever discovered, and they're being produced by mysterious sources relatively close to Earth.

2 mins

New technology gives AI the power to feel surfaces

Scientists have given artificial intelligence (AI) the capacity to 'feel' surfaces for the first time, opening up a new dimension for deploying the technology in the real world.

1 mins

The world's first silicon-anode battery could revolutionise electronic vehicles

A ceramic battery manufacturer has unveiled a solid-state battery concept that can be charged from 5 to 60 per cent capacity in just five minutes, giving future electric vehicles (EVS) a 186-mile range in the time it takes to order a coffee.

1 mins

The world's largest organism may have been growing for 80,000 years

Pando, an enormous quaking aspen that spans more than 40 hectares in Utah, is not only one of the largest known organisms on Earth, it's also one of the oldest.

2 mins

Mountain lions in Los Angeles are becoming nocturnal

Mountain lions are prowling Greater Los Angeles at night to avoid humans exercising on their mountains.

2 mins

Octopuses burn more calories changing colour than you do on a 23 minute run

For octopuses, changing colour burns about as many calories as a human on a 23-minute run. Octopuses are masters of disguise, changing colour at the drop of a hat to startle predators and hide from prey.

2 mins

Visit Plane Earth 2125

How might our world have transformed under the strain of climate change 100 years from now?

4 mins

INCREDIBLE SOLAR SYSTEM CRATERS

Why these spectacular craters carved out by past impact events are among the most widespread and distinctive geological features in the Solar System

7 mins

BUILDING THE WORLD'S DEEPEST CAR PARK

Australia's most famous landmark is often marvelled at from ground level, but its innovative spiral substructure is a hidden gem

2 mins

HOW NORTH AMERICA'S GREAT LAKES FORMED

The world's largest freshwater system comprises five immense interconnected lakes, carved into Earth by glaciers

5 mins

FINDING THE COLOSSAL SQUID

This elusive creature spawned a legend of a deep-sea monster that endured for centuries

2 mins

Read all Stories from How It Works UK

How It Works UK Magazine Description:

Publisher: Future

Category: Science

Language: English

Frequency: Monthly

The magazine that feeds minds, 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.