In this issue:

Michael Wainwright’s favourite painting A scion of Boodles chooses a reminder of his honeymoon

Rooting around Salsify is back. Emma Hughes salutes a Victorian favourite

The real good life Can your garden be as productive as it is beautiful? Anna Tyzack meets the people who say yes

How to reuse a rocket : The latest space technology is making expensive disposable rockets a thing of the past

Steroids: natural, medicinal and illegal: How these chemical messengers control everything from our mood to the way our body grows

Growing glaciers
How these enormous ice flows form, grow and retreat.

21 simple life hacks
Cool tricks that will change the way you do these everyday tasks.

Why we get drunk
Discover the many effects alcohol has on our bodies..

ICE THERAPY
How cold both harms and heals our bodies.

BRAIN BATTLE
Does a dolphin’s intelligence match up to a human’s?

The Goldilocks zone
Discover the tiny region around a star that allows liquid water and potentially life to exist.

Formula 1: everything you need to know
Discover how race cars, racing technology and drivers come together in this popular motorsport.

Laser surgery
How surgeons use powerful lasers to both cut and repair.

Supermassive black holes
Discover the mysterious and powerful giants at the hearts of most galaxies..

GET CONNECTED
From browser to server and back again.

ROMAN ROADS
How these ancient highways were built.

MOPPING UP OIL
This massive oil spill took a huge effort to clean up.

EYE ON THE SEA
Inside the world’s most advanced ship radar.

Seeing sounds and smelling colours - What is synesthesia, and what happens in the brain when senses combine?

Gold: the rich element - We explain the chemistry, history and allure of this yellow metal.

Camel anatomy: from humps to hooves
See what makes these large mammals so well adapted to dry, hot deserts.

Why the Maya civilisation collapsed
What happened to this onceprosperous South American nation?

What do planets sound like?
How sound enables scientists to better understand Solar System objects.

The multiverse
Our universe might just be one of an infinite number of universes.

The Lycurgus Cup
This Roman artefact reveals ancient knowledge of nanotechnology.

How solar panels generate energy
This cool silicon technology creates electricity from sunlight.

Stephen Hawking’s theories tested
Which of the theoretical physicist’s big ideas turned out to be right?

10 deadly volcanic eruptions
How this awesome force of geology has helped shape our world..

MOON’S ORIGIN
How our natural satellite formed with a big smash.

IGLOO BUILDING
Make an Inuit shelter with our survival feature.

GREEN MACHINE
Bring this hybrid army vehicle to life in AR.

How a city works
Take a peek beneath the streets to discover the lifeblood utilities and technology of a metropolis.

The chemistry of tea and coffee
What makes these hot beverages a big hit for many around the world? 

Train journey back in time
Explore the huge array of historic sites and priceless artefacts that have been dug up for England’s new high-speed railway line.

Incredible Olympics
Discover the amazing history of the world’s biggest sporting event and the new technology of the Summer Olympics in Tokyo.

The hidden universe
What are dark energy and dark matter? Why can’t we see what makes up most of the cosmos?

Cosmetic chemistry
Discover the science behind the products we put on our skin.

Life-saving vehicles
Peek inside these land, sea and air emergency vehicles to see the kit required to save lives.

Natural wonders
Discover how the world’s most awe-inspiring sights were formed over thousands, millions or even billions of years.

Battlefield medicine
We speak to a combat medic and discover how the military trains personnel to save lives on the front line.

Amazingly weird Aussie animals
What makes these species from Down Under so different from others all over the world?

Smarter kitchens
How modern kitchen tech lets you cook dinner at home without even being in the same country..

How we use oil
Discover how oil is made into so many products and the chemical reason why it’s killing the plane.

Sunken cities
Come and explore some of history’s most incredible underwater ruins.

Extreme temperatures
How both hot and cold make materials do weird and fascinating things.

Inside the toxic cloud
We’re being poisoned by our cities: how smog forms and what we can do about it.

How to build a warship
See inside a Royal Navy dry dock and discover how the world’s most advanced combat vessel is being built.

How our ancestors mapped the world
Discover the ancient techniques that cartographers used to chart the world around them.

Amphibious vehicles
These impressive machines can
skip through land, sea and air, How we heal
Cuts, scabs, bruises, breaks and
more: here’s how our bodies deal
with and heal damage...

Back to the Moon
How It Works explores the technology and training behind NASA’s plan to put boots back on the Moon in 2024.

Hypernovae
Discover how a massive collapsing star generates one of the most powerful explosive forces in the universe.

Inside the lost city of Alexandria
How archaeologists have uncovered this majestic city of ancient Egypt and its wonders..

20 spooky answers to the world’s creepiest curiosities 
Why do we have nightmares? Is your phone eavesdropping on you? Why are cat pupils vertical? These answers and many more…

Digging for dinosaurs
Meet a fossil hunter who recently made a stunning discovery on a British beach and learn how to find your own dinosaur fossil.

The road to electric vehicles 
Explore a fully electric car and discover how battery power is transforming the future of driving.

The power of magnetism
How this physical force affects our daily lives in many ways..

Rise of the marsupials
What makes Australia’s mammals so different, and how did they get like that?

High-tech roads of the future
The days of simple tarmac are behind us: here’s how our streets are getting a futuristic upgrade..

Explore the Milky Way
Take a trip of the galaxy we call home, spanning across over 100,000 light years.

Armoured battlefield bulldozer
This armoured Caterpillar is built to both clear rubble and defend against a grenade attack.

Killer crocodiles’ deadly anatomy
This ancient species is equipped with an arsenal of hunting tools..

Superstructures
How clever engineering and technology have seen the rise of the world’s biggest skyscrapers.

Lockdown: nature bounces back
How the environment has fared in the coronavirus pandemic.

Mercury
Discover the closest planet to the Sun, from surface to core..

10 evolutionary weirdos
These animals have evolved strange and unbelievable superpowers that enable them to survive in their environment.

Escape room psychology
What makes these puzzle rooms so compelling? Discover tips and tricks to conquering them.

Three free eBooks
£30 of How It Works digital specials for every reader..

Autoimmunity
Sometimes our immune system can go wrong and attack the body, with terrible results.

The amazing diversity of primates
Discover how this order of animals has evolved in such huge variety across the world..

The secret tomb of Emperor Qin 
Explore the lavish resting place of this Chinese emperor and discover why no one has dared open the tomb.

Preventing vehicle theft
Modern cars come with an arsenal of high-tech security features. Here’s how they work.

Exploring the Himalayas
How tectonic plates came together to form a world of giant mountains and rare animals..

Cyber warfare
How malware, hackers, viruses and other online nasties work. How safe is your computer?

Amazing astrophotography
Our favourite space photos: how they were taken and what the wonders they show are.

Become a back garden eco-warrior
What you can do to encourage wildlife into your garden and help save the planet..

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