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In this issue

How to explore impossible depths Crabster is built to crawl across the ocean floor, reaching locations off limits to other submarines The world’s longest undersea cable Meta’s latest project could produce a subsea cable long enough to wrap around the world On board an ocean research vessel The OceanXplorer is one of the world’s most advanced research vessels, sailing the seas in the name of science

China and Russia to build a power plant on the Moon

Russia has signed a deal with China to build a nuclear power plant on the Moon.

2 mins

GIANT FLYING PTEROSAURS COULD WALK TOO

Ancient tracks reveal that many pterosaurs were just as comfortable walking on the ground as they were flying through the skies during the age of dinosaurs.

1 mins

'Super-vision' contact lenses let wearers see in the dark

Scientists have created night-vision contact lenses that they claim can grant people 'super-vision.'

2 mins

EARTH'S MAGNETIC FIELD REVEALS WHAT DROVE EARLY HUMANS OUT OF AFRICA

A core of rock and sediment drilled from the bottom of Lake Chala, a crater lake on the border of Tanzania and Kenya, contains records of wobbles in the planet’s magnetic field.

1 mins

New space-adapted bacteria species found on the Chinese space station

Scientists have discovered a previously unknown strain of microbe after analysing samples taken from China's Tiangong space station.

2 mins

A hospital superbug can feed on medical plastic

A superbug that commonly causes infections in hospitals can feed on the plastic used for medical interventions, potentially making it even more dangerous.

2 mins

A NEW PHOTO SHOWS SUNSPOTS IN INCREDIBLE DETAIL

Incredible new images of the Sun’s surface provide an unprecedented view of raging sunspots and solar activity.

1 mins

Gigantic 'mud waves' reveal the dramatic formation of the Atlantic

The discovery of buried 'mud waves' off the coast of West Africa reveals that the Atlantic Ocean was born at least 4 million years earlier than scientists thought.

2 mins

A groundbreaking amplifier could make the internet ten times faster

Scientists have developed a new type of laser amplifier that can transmit information ten times faster than current technology. Laser amplifiers boost the intensity of light beams.

2 mins

Your fingers ‘prune’ the exact same way each time

Everyone knows that your fingers get wrinkly after spending too long in the bath, but it turns out that those wrinkles form in the same way every time.

2 mins

NORWAY AIMS FOR A “SAFE, PEACEFUL AND PROSPEROUS FUTURE IN SPACE”

55 nations have now penned their commitment to NASA’s Artemis Accords. NASA announced Norway’s decision to sign up for a “safe, peaceful and prosperous future in space”, as the space agency’s website phrases it.

1 mins

1940s Ford car found on a wartime US carrier wreck

Researchers exploring the wreck of an American aircraft carrier have discovered what's left of a wood-paneled Ford automobile from the 1940s in the ship's hanger bay.

2 mins

NEXT-GEN FIGHTER JETS

Sixth-generation stealth fighter jets are coming. How will these advanced flying machines remain undetected in a world of increasingly sophisticated radar technology?

9 mins

ON BOARD AN OCEAN RESEARCH VESSEL

The OceanXplorer is one of the world's most advanced research vessels, sailing the seas in the name of scientific discovery

1 mins

WHAT DO YOU WEIGH ON OTHER WORLDS?

Scientists distinguish between weight and mass, which may seen pedantic until you see what happens on a world where gravity is radically different to Earth's

4 mins

WHAT IS A STARQUAKE?

Neutron stars can suffer quakes far more powerful than anything on Earth

3 mins

UNDERWATER WONDERS

Take a deep dive into some of the world's most curious submerged sites

5 mins

BENEATH GREENLAND'S ICE CAP

Explore the secret landscape concealed by the ice of this Arctic island nation

2 mins

RAPID EVOLUTION IN ACTION

We think of evolution as a slow, gradual process, but that’s not always the case. Some species undergo a rapid transformation

3 mins

A NINTENDO GAMECUBE?

The ‘purple lunchbox’ wasn't as successful as the PlayStation 2 or Xbox, but Nintendo played the long game with the GameCube's hardware

1 mins

HOW PARACHUTES WORK

There's much more to this essential piece of flight safety equipment than a simple tug on a rip cord

3 mins

HOW TO EXPLORE IMPOSSIBLE DEPTHS

Crabster is built to crawl across the ocean floor, reaching locations off limits to other submarines

2 mins

THE WORLD'S LONGEST UNDERSEA CABLE

Meta’s latest project could produce a subsea cable long enough to wrap around the world

2 mins

HOW TO PICK A POPE

Follow the Vatican's journey to appoint the next direct successor of Saint Peter

6 mins

HENRIETTA SWAN LEAVITT

This groundbreaking astronomer helped us discover our place in the universe

2 mins

TECH AHEAD OF ITS TIME

Some of today's technology goes back much further than you'd imagine

3 mins

WHAT GIVES FOOD ITS TEXTURE?

From crisp, crunchy fruit to satisfyingly stretchy cheese, explore the chemistry behind each bite

4 mins

REAL-LIFE ZOMBIES

How much science is there behind the grasping undead creatures of horror flicks?

5 mins

WHAT IS VITILIGO?

When skin pigmentation is unevenly distributed, the result is unique patterns across the body

2 mins

WHAT IS THE BUTTERFLY EFFECT?

How even the smallest action can cause significant and unpredictable events in the future

3 mins

HOW WE USE THE ELECTROMAGNETIC SPECTRUM

There are few frequencies of electromagnetic radiation we haven't exploited, though some have their dangers...

2 mins

Does launching rockets harm the environment?

In theory, yes. There are various ways a rocket launch can cause environmental damage, but in practice they make a very minor contribution to such damage compared to things we do in our everyday lives.

6 mins

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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.