Get the highlights of this month's How It Works, which doesn't hit the shelves till tomorrow. On board an aircraft carrier Our article on how to take off and land on an aircraft carrier back in issue 5 was so popular we’ve gone a step further to bring you an insight to life on board the magnificent Nimitz Class carrier USS Abraham Lincoln. Discover what happens on this floating island – from the nuclear power at ...

To celebrate the landing of thousands upon thousands of iPads in the UK, Europe and Canada from today onwards, iCreate magazine will be posting some essential tutorials to get you up and running with your new device. They will be tweeting about the posts using #iPadWeek, so feel free to tweet your own tips and tricks for the device using the same tag. The iCreate team will pick the best iPad tip this week and send ...

Everyone has an Adam's apple, but men's are usually easier to see. It's a bump on the neck that moves when you swallow, named after the biblical Adam. Supposedly, it's a chunk of the Garden of Eden's forbidden fruit stuck in his descendants' throats, but actually a bump on the biggest piece of cartilage – thyroid cartilage – surrounding the voice box (larynx). The thyroid cartilage is shield-shaped and the Adam's apple is the bit at the front. Why do men's stick out more? Partly because they ...

So who's up for an early-bird preview of the latest issue of How It Works, which doesn't officially go on sale till 22 April? Issue 7 is crammed with more science-, technology-, history-, transport-, space- and environment-based wonder than ever before. We thought we'd start off by taking a look at emergency service vehicles. In the event of a disaster, the emergency services are always on hand to sort things out. From cop cars with high-tech ...

The Apple iPad, following unprecendented sales in the first week of its American release, is to see its international release pushed back by a month to 10 May. The decision by Apple came after 500,000 units were sold in the first week, 300,000 on the first day of sales. In a press release issued by Apple, the company blamed the delay on the huge demand for the product in America, which it said had been "surprisingly strong" and that "demand is far higher than we predicted and ...

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, ...