Free online preview of How It Works issue 5
Your early sample of the next jam-packed issue of How It Works is here
From an interview with the inimitable Johnny Ball to a fascinating introduction to your immune system, issue five is jam-packed with knowledge for you to soak up.
And to kick off the issue and the Formula One season, we have put together a bumper feature dedicated to all things F1. From the cars to the drivers and from the pit lane to the circuits, this feature offers everything you ever wanted to know about this most popular sport.
Delve into the undergrowth with this in-depth insight to the expansive environment of the rainforests. Explore the life below the canopy and discover the many rare species that live there.
Ever wanted to know just how a high-speed jet can effectively stop on a sixpence? Well, now you can find out with our step-by-step guide to landing on an aircraft carrier.
One of the most vital processes in living creatures, the science of breathing is covered in detail in issue five. Find out how we breathe and what happens inside your lungs.
Things get steamy this month as we look back on some of the most important steam inventions of the last 300 years. We even had a chat with the Science Museum’s curator of mechanical engineering to get an insight to some of these incredible steam engines.
The issue is of course filled with hundreds of other features, including what’s inside a black box, how did the Apollo Lander work, how are waterfalls formed, what is an iceberg, why do we get fat, how do we smell, what is Spotify, how does a bullet-proof vest work and how was Stonehenge built? The list goes on, but we won’t bore you with lists – just make sure you get issue five of How It Works, on sale 25 February. And don’t forget you can also get your edutainment fix by downloading our new eMags from iTunes.
Just want to say a few things
firstly thank you very much for featuring me twice(in a row)in the what people are saying about the magazine, it was surprising to see me appear not once, but twice.
i love the human body/organ articles and animal ones the most, so please can we have some more of those.
also i like the GCSE/A level topics you cover more then the stuff which you don’t learn at school, e.g inside blackberries for example, so more of them type articles and guides/diagrams would be good.
one last thing, i love the history section more then the transport/technology pages(least favourite), however it seems the most of the articles bar one or two per issue are really short, i wish they were longer although that’s probably because you don’t have more information. I also like the general history stuff (Tudors, Stuarts) eg. the Roman soldiers,Colosseum , medial castles, and would love it, if you could feature more on that and less on the other things e.g the leviathan bridge. i am also disheartened to see, it has less pages then the other sections and is where the most adverts adverts are why is this?
loving issue 5 so far, its looking like the best yet, with a great range of features i am interested in(even the f1 was cool, even though i am not a fan) so keep up the great work.
I love the layout of the magazine. As an educator, I let my students look at it and it answers all their questions concisely and completely – with awesome pictures to enhance their learning. Awesome.
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