How It Works Annual (2025)

We’ve opened this edition of the How It Works annual with a special feature on the physics of Time, shortly followed by a tour of the most massive and ominous celestial objects in the universe - supermassive black holes. These two subjects science cannot properly explain, are mind-blowing in every way, and encapsulate the length and breadth of human understanding. That’s the scope of what’s gone into volume fifteen: time, space, and everything in between, including how Earth got its water, human brain transplants, incredible secret underground structures, how astronauts train for life and work in space, the must have gadgets and electronic devices of the 1980s, the future of steam power, plus loads more. They’re the choicest articles from the last 13 issues that we think you will both love the most and will feel most relevant to you right now. So kick back with a cuppa and prepare to feed your mind with over 140 pages of fascinating science and technology facts, stats and questions answered. Enjoy