How It Works - 2022-10-27

• “Fear not, the world’s spiders do not intend to invade your home during the cold months”
• MEET THIS ISSUE’S EXPERTS
• STRANGER THINGS
• RARE CRYSTAL DISCOVERED ON THE MOON
• GHOSTLY RINGS OF NEPTUNE SHINE IN NEW WEBB IMAGES
• China approves first inhaled COVID-19 vaccine
• A SECRET STAR AT THE CENTRE OF THE CAT’S EYE NEBULA
• Tardigrade survival attributed to proteins found in no other animals
• Ancient ‘dragons’ were Earth’s first gliding reptiles
• Acid lake atop ‘Mount Doom’ in striking new image from space
• MYSTERIOUS ‘BLUE GOO’ ON THE OCEAN’S BOTTOM STUMPS SCIENTISTS
• PRINCESS SMART GLASS PANEL HEATER 1,500W
• OCOOPA H01 FASHION
• C250I PROJECTOR
• THE CHOCOLATIE­R ELECTRIC HOT CHOCOLATE MAKER
• YOURS & MINE DUAL-CONTROL ELECTRIC BLANKET
• DEADLY SPIDERS LIVE UNDER THE TOILET SEAT
• SPIDERS ARE INSECTS
• DADDY LONG-LEGS ARE HIGHLY VENOMOUS, BUT THEIR FANGS CAN’T PUNCTURE OUR SKIN
• SPIDERS COME INSIDE DURING WINTER
• YOU SWALLOW EIGHT SPIDERS A YEAR
• 4 FACTS ABOUT EIGHT-LEGGED CREATURES
• ONLY HALF THE WORLD’S SPIDERS HAVE BEEN DISCOVERED
• HOW SPIDERS MAKE WEBS
• SPIDERS ARE AGGRESSIVE TO HUMANS
• SPIDER SILK IS STRONGER THAN STEEL
• THE SCIENCE OF SILK
• SPIDERS HAVE BLUE BLOOD
• YOU’RE NEVER MORE THAN A METRE AWAY FROM A SPIDER
• CAMEL SPIDERS EAT SOLDIERS’ LIMBS WHILE THEY SLEEP
• YOU SHOULD SET HOUSE SPIDERS ‘FREE’
• ONLY SPIDERS HAVE EIGHT LEGS
• SPIDERS IN AUSTRALIA ARE MOST DANGEROUS
• SPIDERS LAY EGGS UNDER YOUR SKIN
• SPIDERS DON’T USE THEIR FANGS TO EAT
• BLACK WIDOWS EAT THEIR MATES
• MYSTERY BITES LIKELY COME FROM SPIDERS
• SPIDER SILK IS ANTIBIOTIC
• FROM TWIGS TO DIGS
• SPIDER ASSISTANCE
• SALIVA STRUCTURES
• 5 NESTS TO IMPRESS SOUTHERN MASKED WEAVER EUROPEAN HOUSE WREN OVENBIRD BLACK KITE
• THE HIDDEN HOMES OF BANK SWALLOWS
• STRONGEST SNOUTS
• DOGGY DOCTORS
• WHO WERE THE BOG PEOPLE?
• A PILGRIM’S PICKLING
• HOWARD CARTER
• FINDING A PHARAOH
• 5 THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT
• A LIFE’S WORK
• ANGEL’S GLOW
• BATTLE OF SHILOH
• 5 TYPES OF MICROPLAST­ICS
• WHRT RRE OCEAN GRRBRGEPRT­CHE5
• ENTERING THE BODY
• REDUCING EXPOSURE
• REMOVING MICROPLAST­ICS
• PREVENTING PLASTIC WATER
• ROBOT REMOVERS
• BONOBO BIFOCALS
• SEEING THINGS DIFFERENTL­Y
• CONE CORNEA
• HOW THEY EVOLVE
• BLUE GIANTS
• 5 FACTS ABOUT BLUE STARS
• HOBBY-EBERLY
• KECK TELESCOPES
• GRAN TELESCOPIO CANARIAS (GTC)
• SOUTH AFRICAN LARGE TELESCOPE (SALT)
• GIANT MAGELLAN TELESCOPE (GMT)
• ATACAMA LARGE MILLIMETER/ SUBMILLIME­TER ARRAY (ALMA)
• THIRTY METER TELESCOPE (TMT)
• FIVE-HUNDRED-METER APERTURE SPHERICAL TELESCOPE
• SQUARE KILOMETRE ARRAY (SKA)
• EXTREMELY LARGE TELESCOPE (ELT)
• MOON ROCKETS
• HOW SRBS WORK
• THE SPACE LAUNCH SYSTEM
• THE ARTEMIS ROCKET
• TRACKPAD GAMING
• HATCHING A GREAT IDEA
• HOW DOES AN INCUBATOR WORK?
• LIKE AN ARTIFICIAL WOMB
• 5 FACTS ABOUT INCUBATORS
• YOUR FLIGHT’S DNA
• TRACKING FLIGHT PROGRESS WITH RADAR
• 5 AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL MYTHS
• TAKING FLIGHT AND LANDING
• A DAY IN THE LIFE OF AN AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL OFFICER
• ATC EMERGENCY
• WHY DO WE HAVE A KNEECAP, BUT NOT AN ‘ELBOWCAP’?
• What’s the difference between long and medium wave on a radio?
• WHY DOES A FROG CROAK?
• CAN YOU HAVE TOO MUCH SLEEP?
• WHY DO ELEPHANTS HAVE SUCH LONG GESTATION PERIODS?
• Why does the asteroid belt in our Solar System stay in place?
• WHY CAN I TASTE EYE DROPS WHEN I USE THEM?
• WHAT DOES IT MEAN WHEN WE SAY AN ANIMAL IS COLD-BLOODED?
• Why are flamingos pink?
• If our Milky Way travels at 190 miles per second, why don’t we feel it?
• What is royal jelly?
• WHAT FOOD DO PLANTS NEED TO SURVIVE? AND WHAT’S IN THE SACHETS WE GET WHEN WE BUY CUT FLOWERS?
• WHAT’S THE MOST UNUSUAL PLANT NATIVE TO THE BRITISH ISLES?
• WHY DO WHALES HAVE BLOWHOLES?
• WORKING BOATS
• DEEP, DEEP DOWN
• BRIGHT NEW WORLD
• BE THE CHANGE – BE CALM
• QUICKFIRE QUESTIONS
• QUESTIONIN­G CLIMATE
• AUTUMN ANSWERS
• IN A PICKLE

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