The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) in Geneva, Switzerland, is set to close for eight to twelve months of 2011 in order to address design issues and conduct general maintanence. The news comes despite good current operational running at reduced power levels, and an imenent world record level of collision energies attempted. The repairs come after the unfortunate accident in 2008 when the system was shut down due to a helium leak throughout the tunnel. Now operational again, the Collider is currently smashing atoms at levels roughly half ...

A team of 41 international experts have confirmed that they strongly endorse the theory that the dinosaurs were made extinct largely due to a 15km wide asteroid crashing into Earth. The panel reviewed over 20 years of research to determine their conclusion and writing in the Science Journal, the team rule out many other alternative theories such as mass-volcanism. The asteroid in question is believed to have hit Earth on the northwestern edge of the Yucatan Penisula, centering around Chicxulub, Mexico. The huge crater that the impact caused ...

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As part of The Royal Societies' 350th anniversary, never-before-seen, super close up colour images of tiny sea creatures are going on display at London Zoo. The amazing images of these creatures are to feature in a book by Royal Society Research Fellow Dr Richard Kirby of the University of Plymouth. The full range of Dr Kirby's photographs will go on display from the 16th of February till the end of the year. Plankton are crucial to the ocean and its environment as they provide an abundant source of food ...

Those with beady eyes might have noticed that the iPad, during Steve Job's much-hyped unveiling last week, was displaying an interesting glimpse into its future. For those who missed this, take a look at the below image. Can you see it now? That's right, right in the centre of the top bezel is a camera sized shadow. Ok, so its not incredibly obvious but, when do you ever notice the sensors behind the iPhone bezel? Hardly ever. But they are there, ...

Here it is, your complimentary teaser of the latest issue of How It Works magazine. Learn about the amazing journey your food makes through your body in our feature about human digestion. Take a trip around the world's largest cruise ship, the Oasis of the Seas. Journey to the centre of the Earth with us as we discover what's inside this planet of ours....

Amazing NASA images of the British Isles blanketed in snow Image courtesy of NASA The Moderate-Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (or MODIS) on board NASA’s Terra satellite captured this incredibly chilling image of Great Britain on 7 January as most areas experienced freezing temperatures of -10C on the coldest night of the winter so far. Isolated areas were even subjected to lows of -22C in the Scottish Highlands. Snowfall followed by freezing temperatures left areas dangerously icy, resulting in widespread chaos ...

Happy new year from all at How It Works, we're looking forward to a year packed with factual goodness to satisfy the hungriest of minds How It Works moves from strength to strength as first issues have sold fantastically across the board. With a record uptake for subscriptions after just two issues, as well as a growing staff of editorial experts, How It Works magazine looks set for a bright future. With issue three of the magazine on sale ...

The Soyuz spacecraft that was launched from Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan has docked with the International Space Station. The spacecraft brings with it three more astronauts to live and work on the Space Station, with one from America, Russia and Japan. To watch the docking is real time you can visit: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8427571.stm To learn more about life on board the International Space Station pick up issue three of How It Works magazine, on sale from the 31st of December at all good newsagents, supermarkets and WHSmiths.

It's what you've all been waiting for: the sneaky preview of issue 3 on sale 31 December The jet engine explained Discover how oilrigs extract oil from the seabed Sharks – all you'll ever need to know about these underwater killers We take an in-depth look at the classic Spitfire fighter plane And ...