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.

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.

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..

Body bugs
Discover how much of your body is made of microbes and why you can’t function without them.

Ride the London Eye
Take a look inside this iconic city-centre wheel and discover how it works.

E-scooters: the future of travel 
We’ve torn apart an electric scooter to see what makes this nimble two-wheeler so efficient.

10 strange theories about the universe
Is this just a big hologram? It’s one of many mad arguments scientists can’t rule out…

The future of car design
We visit Ford Europe to see how it uses VR for its new vehicle designs.

The origin of humans
Where did our species come from and why has Homo sapiens been so successful?

21st century armoured vehicles
How the British Army’s new Ajax fighting vehicle dominates the digital battlefield..

Meet the living fossils
These creatures have survived millions of years of cataclysmic events to live on Earth today.

How the world celebrates Christmas
From Ancient Egypt to Santa Claus, how history has shaped the festive season..

Virtual reality operating theatre - This system is all trainees need to practise operating.

The spooky science of ghost hunting - How It Works investigates hauntings and everyday explanations for ghosts..

In this issue:

The magic of carbon chemistry Diamonds, graphene, carbon
fibre… how this wonder element can form 9 million different
chemical compounds 

Water jetpowered flight This jetpack technology allows
you to fly on water, using water 

Map the Milky Way Meet Gaia, the-star tracking space telescope

In this issue:

Human habitats on Mars Could these advanced homes that are being developed on Earth allow us to survive on the red planet?

A beginner’s guide to time travel Discover how there’s nothing in science that says travelling back in time is impossible

All aboard HMS Enterprise Explore this Royal Navy minesweeper and hydrographic survey ship

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

In this issue:

Inside the 100km atom smasher What discoveries will the Large 
Hadron Collider’s giant successor be capable of?

Deadly plants Discover the tricks plants around the world use to defend themselves and trap animals

Science secrets of Apollo 11 We know the amazing innovations that enabled the 1969 Moon mission… or do we?

In this issue:

Trees of life How a single tree can serve an entire ecosystem

Atom anatomy What’s inside an atom, and how do they make up everything in the universe?

Creating movie magic Outpost VFX shows us how they make Hollywood’s visual effects

In this issue:

Wish List: Gadget, games and apps fit for a fun summer

Strategy Guide: Settlers of catan

Brain Gym: Give your brain a workout with our puzzle pages

In this issue:

How we observe deep space The ingenious techniques used to see incredible objects billions of light years away

Why do birds sing? What are our feathered friends talking about?

Explore London’s super-sewer Discover the enormous new tunnel system being dug deep beneath the Thames

In this issue:

Antidote animals How some animals are immune to deadly poison – and how this can help humans

What the Victorians did for us How inventors 200 years ago
have shaped our world today 

Inside an atomsmasher How It Works visits Fermilab and discovers how it’s trying to solve the mysteries of the universe and much more...

Impact Earth How the meteorites that have bombarded the planet helped to make humankind, Take a tour of a money factory
Money has changed a lot since it began as ancient coins. Find out
how it’s made today, How cloning works Making identical copies of
animals is no easy feat...

In this issue:

Electromagnetism explained How meddling with the EM spectrum has changed the scientific world forever

Exploring the Trojan asteroids

Inside the city of caves and much more...

Circumnavigating the globe How explorers have broken
records in round-the-world travel, The fall of the
Winter Palace Explore this architectural icon of
the Russian Revolution, Why do we lie? How deception is built into our genes and good for our brains...

Wildlife warriors Meet the conservation heroes protecting vulnerable species, History of the Vatican. How the centre of the Catholic church has influenced Europe and beyond for centuries, Chocolate factories. From bean to bar: find out how these delicious sweet treats are created, Daredevil stunts How adrenaline junkies perform death-defying feats...

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