How It Works UK Magazine - Issue 178

In this issue

Household minibeasts
Meet the creepy critters and pesky pests that call your house ‘home’.

Ten secret underground worlds
Delve deep into Earth’s rock, seas and ice to discover the most stunning subsurface spectacles.

Bomb suits explained
How this bulky armour defends against searing heat, violent explosions and flying fragments..

James Webb telescope discovers ancient 'water world'

Astronomers have finally peered past the clouds on the exoplanet GJ 1214b, a mini-Neptune planet around a star about 40 light-years away

2 mins

Energy of "25 billion atomic bombs" trapped on Earth in 50 years

Global warming has trapped an explosive amount of energy in Earth’s atmosphere in the past half century, the equivalent of about 25 billion atomic bombs, a new study finds

1 min

Turtle species doomed to extinction after last female found dead

The Yangtze giant softshell turtle (Rafetus swinhoei), the world’s largest freshwater turtle and one of the most endangered species on Earth, is now essentially doomed to extinction after the last known remaining female washed up dead in Vietnam

2 mins

Blinking fish could hold secrets of our evolution

An ugly blinking fish could hold the secret to how ancient animals evolved the ability to live on land, a new study has found

2 mins

China rover may have found evidence of recent water on Mars

Mars may have had liquid water on its surface as recently as 400,000 years ago, data from China’s Zhurong rover suggests

1 min

Never-before-seen viruses discovered in the oceans

Scientists have discovered never-before-seen viruses that thrive in sunlit oceans from pole to pole and infect plankton

2 mins

Non-sugar sweeteners don't help with weight loss

Non-sugar sweeteners (NSS) shouldn’t be used to reduce body weight, according to newly released guidance from the World Health Organisation (WHO)

2 mins

"Truly gigantic" Jurassic sea monster discovered by chance in museum

The fossilised remains of a “truly gigantic” ancient sea monster have been discovered by chance in an English museum, revealing one of the largest carnivores to ever stalk the seas

1 min

10 INCOMING ASTEROIDS

Discover the near-future encounters Earth will have with passing asteroids - some more hazardous than others

9 mins

MASSIVE MOON CRATER

How Tycho, our Moon's most prominent crater, formed

3 mins

HOUSEHOLD MINIBEASTS

Meet the creepy critters and pesky pests that find a home in your house

8 mins

HOW SUNDIALS TELL TIME

These ancient time-keeping devices keep track of Earth's movements around the Sun

3 mins

HOW TO TAKE OFF VERTICALLY

These aircraft have ditched the runway and can shoot straight up into the sky

5 mins

HOW LOUDSPEAKERS MAKE SOUND

This box of electromagnets transforms electrical currents into sound waves

2 mins

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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.