Find out more about these flying machines right here.
Transport
Transport
Environment
When was the last ice age?
Find out the answer right here.
Science
Top Five Facts: Physics of time
Five interesting facts about the all-ticking ‘force’ of nature
History
Was the T-Rex the biggest ever dinosaur?
Get the answer here, and keep an eye out for our feature on the World’s Biggest Dinosaurs in next month’s issue of How It Works
Transport
What was the first championship-winning Formula 1 car?
Following a simply stunning Canadian Grand Prix yesterday, here’s an interesting fact you might not have known about the history of Formula 1 racing
Technology
Top Five Facts: Mobile Phone History
How we’ve moved from brick-phones to smartphones
Space
Top Five Facts: Satellites
Some major points in the evolution of Earth-orbiting machines
Space
How Vostok 1 worked – 50 years of spaceflight
On April 12, 1961, Yuri Gagarin became the first man to enter space. Today, on the 50th anniversary, we take a look back at his famous mission and how far we’ve come since then.
Science
Top Five Facts: Fire
Feed your burning desire for knowledge with out latest scorchingly-good facts
Space
Top Five Facts: Discovery of Mars
We take a look a look at some key moments in the history of Mars observations
News
Topic of the Month – February
Your chance to get involved with fellow readers (and us) on a selected topic and even get your thoughts published in the mag
Technology
Top Five Facts: 3D Camera History
Whether you think it’s rad or just a fad, 3D looks like it might be here to stay for a while. Find out how it all came about
Environment
Top Five Facts: Tsunami
Learn more about these mega waves right here
News
Best Of How It Works Daily: November 2010
Were you living in a cave in November? Well, you’ll want to catch up on the best we had to offer
Space
Top Five Facts: Planetary Nebulae
Have a look at this stunning image of the Cat’s Eye Nebula taken by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope and discover a thing or two about planetary nebulae while you’re here
Space
Video: The universe is huge
This is, quite simply, a must-see. A stunning video by the American Museum of Natural History showing just how big the universe really is as we are taken on a journey from Earth
News
Best of How It Works Daily: October 2010
Did you miss some of our content in the past month? Catch up on the most viewed articles here
History
Amazing Pictures: World War II Bomber
This stunning picture shows a B17 Flying Fortress World War Two bomber struggling to stay in the air as two of its engines catch on fire.
Science
Sounds a bit fishy…
Our sea-dwelling ancestors could be to blame for causing hiccups, according to an evolutionary biologist
History
The Parthenon explored
Check out this informative video on the building, history and secrets of the Parthenon in Athens, Greece.