In Amazing Cutaways we delve deeper into the wonderful worlds of science, technology, transport, history, space and the environment with a selection of some of the best illustrations from the pages of How It Works. Get under the skin of the human body as we find out what happens to our food on a journey through the digestive system and discover how our immune system protects us from harm. Check out the habitats that will help humans live and thrive on Mars and learn how NASA’s legendary Space Shuttle worked. Explore some of the wonders of the natural world, including how tigers hunt their prey and the importance of trees on the environment around them. Go inside the smart homes of the future and learn about the amazing tech that shapes our world. Take a look under the hood of a rally car, a Red Arrow and a superyacht. Discover how the dome of Florence Cathedral was constructed and examine how Notre-Dame will be rebuilt following 2019’s devastating fire. And that’s not all!
HOW IT WORKS AMAZING CUTAWAYS
JOURNEY THROUGH • From your mouth to the your cells-how you are what you eat
GO BACK IN TIME WITH AMAZING HISTORY • Uncover the people, events and inventions that have shaped the modern world, from prehistoric bog bodies to NASA’s creations in this new bookazine from the makers of How It Works.
What makes muscles strong? • With every simple move we make our muscle cells are working overtime
How aerosols turn liquid into gas • The science behind how aerosols spray everything from deodorant to whipped cream
The science of your skin • Lifting the lid on the body’s largest and most sensitive organ
Your immune system • Discover some of the different organs and components that make up your body’s defences
Inside your foot • One of the first things we learn to do is walk, but how exactly do we move from heel to toe?
Inside your hand • The evolution of this dextrous appendage has been one of the keys to human success
Inside Chernobyl’s Reactor 4 • Before and after the nuclear reactor exploded on 26 April 1986
HUMAN HABITATS ON MARS • To survive on Mars, we’ll need something to live in. Could these homes be the answer?
Martian houses • Here are some of the other designs in NASA’s Mars habitat competition that were considered
Inside MARSHA • How this 3D-printed habitat will house astronauts on the surface of Mars
Inside the Sun • Our parent star is a structure of immense, turbulent energy
The Shuttle orbiter • Retired in 2011, find out how NASA’s legendary spacecraft worked
Testing the limits of spacecraft • Take a look inside the European Space Agency’s high-tech testing facility
The Orion spacecraft • How the replacement for NASA’s Space Shuttle will take us to the moon and beyond
Saturn • Only Jupiter is larger than this gas giant, best known for its ring system
Neutron stars • These remnants of supernovae are some of the most massive objects in the universe
Anatomy of the Apollo-Saturn V Moon rocket • It was made of around 3 million separate parts: here are some of the most important ones
The Earth’s structure • We take an in-depth look at the hidden world beneath our feet
How tigers hunt • These killer cats take down their prey solo, without any help from a pack
TREES OF LIFE • OUR PLANET DEPENDS ON THE SURVIVAL OF TREES, BUT HOW DOES A SINGLE TREE SERVE ITS OWN ECOSYSTEM?
THE MIGHTY OAK • A single oak is brimming with biodiversity throughout the year
Anatomy of a volcano • Breathtaking and often devastating reminders that the Earth’s surface is actively evolving
What causes a landslide? • The forces of nature involved in these sudden and treacherous...