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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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.

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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