Issue highlights:

Supermassive black holes – Discover how this huge phenomenon can swallow up a galaxy.

Supervolcanoes – Find out what could happen if one of these geological giants woke up.

Samsung Galaxy Nexus – Find out what’s inside the first Android smartphone to use the Ice Cream Sandwich operating system.

Science of fire – Learn about this bewildering yet often deadly force of nature.

Dreamliner – Learn why the Boeing 787 Dreamliner is currently one of the most efficient aircraft in the aviation industry.

Dassault Mirage– Why has this popular French fighter jet endured for so long?

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50 bright innovations for 2012 – How It Works details the most exciting groundbreaking technologies that will shape the year ahead.

The Wave – Discover the breathtaking geology of this unique sedimentary rock formation.

Super structures – Discover how super-tall skyscrapers are designed and engineered to both reach the stars – and stay there.

Mega rockets – The new breed of launch vehicles set to take astronauts to Mars and beyond.

Human cells – The structure of an animal cell is put under the microscope.

The golden age of piracy – From treasure to havens to the pirate code, the life and times of privateers and buccaneers explained.

This month’s issue of How It Works is super hot thanks to our in-depth coverage of the brand new Amazon Kindle Fire, a revolutionary new eReader/tablet hybrid that is opening up a new chapter in digital content consumption. Adding to the heat further is an explosive feature on supernovas, where we explain how these world-ending events generate more energy than a billion suns and can stretch distances greater than our entire solar system. In addition, we continue to push towards critical temperature with an high-energy feature on laser power fusion – a potential replacement for fossil fuels – and get red hot in a feature dedicated to unlocking the secrets of supercar construction. All that and much, much more in issue 28 of How It Works, available from WHSmiths, supermarkets and all good newsagents.

This month How It Works gets all anatomical with a special feature on the human body, answering 50 of the best reader questions on everything from how we think, through to why we burp. In addition, we have a great feature on how aircraft carriers are built, what its like to live in space and how microchips really are amazing feats of engineering. Throw in an interview with Red Dwarf star Robert Llewellyn, an in-depth teardown of Apple’s new iPhone 4S and the lowdown on the hottest gadgets out there right now, and this is one corker of an issue.

I’d swim for shore if I were you as this month How It Works delivers answers to 50 of the most awesome shark-related questions in the world. Covering everything from their anatomy, through their diet and onto their hunting behaviour, this is the ultimate one-stop shop for shark awesomeness. In addition, this issue we see the Gadget Show’s Pollyanna Woodward explore the future of video calling technology in her new column, we explore the science behind electrical power, break the sound barrier in an in-depth feature on the science of flight and get brutal and bloody in a four-page article on the Battle of Hastings. All that and more in this month’s issue of How It Works magazine, on sale at WHSmiths, your local supermarket and all good newsagents.

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That’s right! The latest and greatest issue of your favourite magazine is out now. Literally, right this second. There is lots to get excited about too, with the issue packed with features on Android smartphones, the planet’s most intelligent animals, the world’s fastest vehicles, the Messenger space probe and the largest dinosaurs ever discovered. In addition, we have reviews of the latest tech, a fascinating home experiment involving lasers, and our usual cavalcade of expert answers to your questions in the Braindump. You can find it here at the Imagine eShop.

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Welcome to issue 22 in which we have busted 100 science myths wide open. Ever wondered if a chicken can survive without its head, does peeing on a jellyfish really sting take the pain away, does toast always land butter side down, does coffee sober you up? These are just a few of the popular misconceptions we’ve debunked for you this issue. You’ll be amazed.

Among the many other fab features this month are articles about how life can survive on Antarctica, the planet’s coldest continent. We also take a look around today’s modern airports and ask how the Airbus A380 delivers us safely to our holiday destination (features a fantastic cutaway view inside the aircraft). Next up, discover how planet Earth is being observed in remarkable detail from space.

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So what’s in store this month? Well apart from a fantastic interview with ancient history legend and BBC presenter Professor Richard Miles, we have a lightspeed journey through the galaxy, an in-depth feature on 4G mobile internet, we go head-to-head with Viking warriors, drop the bomb on strategic bombers and get down and dirty with killer germs. Oh, plus the latest and greatest product reviews, a cool experiment showing you how to create anti-gravity water, and an explosive E-book showdown.

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Among this month’s big features are the science of muscles and the secrets of human strength revealed. We also got hands-on with the new Nintendo 3DS to explain how that amazing free-from-glasses 3D works as well as a detailed look at the awesome features that Sony’s NGP handheld will sport when it eventually hits shops. Within the transport section you’ll find a suitably large feature about the biggest rigs in the world and how they achieve immense pulling power. Elsewhere, in the environment section, we take a close look at some of mother nature’s greatest tricksters and how they camouflage themselves.

Other amazing features include: Satellites and space junk, mummies unwrapped, freediving, sticky riot foam, marathons, make your own app, chocolate production, the first mechanical calculator, the first safety razor, the Willys jeep, beer pumps, seismographs, pneumatic drills, fishing reels, USB 3.0, AK-47s, Galileo space probe, comet tails, cacti, dolphins, El Nino, coal formation, automatic transmission, average speed checks, the Pagani Zonda R and more, including an interview with the BBC’s rockstar historian Richard Miles.

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