What on Earth! Magazine

What on Earth! Magazine, published in partnership with Encyclopaedia Britannica, is the UK’s fastest-growing children’s magazine, helping curious kids fall in love with reading, knowledge and learning. Covering all their favourite topics – from space, animals and the natural world, to history, machines and inventions – each issue is bursting with amazing facts, photos, quizzes, puzzles, jokes and more!

ZANY FACTS FACTopia! • Follow the trail of crazily connected facts all the way from the tallest snowperson and heavy metal sharks to… frost flowers!

WHAT ON EARTH! • Astonishing photos from around the world

WHAT ON EARTH!

How to chat… CHIMPANZEE • Chimpanzees are found in Africa and are humans’ closest living relatives. We have learnt to understand some of the sounds that they use to communicate – however, their behaviour can be unpredictable…

Eureka • The latest astonishing discoveries, inventions and scientific breakthroughs.

MA GIC! • Prepare to be amazed and entertained as we explore the spellbinding and secretive world of magic and magicians…

8 MARVELLOU S MAGICIANS

HOW TO BE A MAGICIAN • Find out the sneaky tricks and techniques that magicians use to keep their audiences guessing – and the special words they use to describe them.

PLAYING YOUR CARDS RIGHT

Look inside the… International Space Station! • The International Space Station (ISS) has been in orbit for 24 years. Over that time, more than 200 astronauts have visited it. Let's find out more about this home away from home – in space!

EVOLUTION! FANTASTIC FOSSILS • In a fascinating extract from a brilliant new book by scientists Sarah Darwin and Eva-Maria Sadowski, we explore the story of evolution and how it has shaped the natural world – including you!

LISTIFIED! • Prepare to be amazed (and amused!) by the unusual facts crammed into these irresistible lists.

You Are One in Seven Billion • Fifteen features of the body that are unique to every human

Treasure Hunt! • Can you spot these 25 things hidden in the picture below? Plus, figure out what the 6 hidden letters sp ell. Clue: it relates to Christmas. Don't worry if you get stuck – all the answers are revealed on page 64.

Colour it in! • It's time to get creative with your colouring pens and pencils. Plus, don't forget to send your finished artwork to editor@whatonearth.co.uk. We'd love to see it!

Ask the experts • Readers ask. Experts answer. Send your questions to: editor@whatonearth.co.uk

Puzzles & Games • Stumped? Don't worry, you can find the answers to all the puzzles on page 64.

Picture Quiz

WORD UP! • Say hello to all things linguistics and languages!

HIDDEN ANIMALS! • Somewhere in these photographs, six sneaky animals are hiding. Can you find them and, even better, tell what type of animal they are?

PICTURE THIS! • Amazing information about our world brought to life by infographics.

The growing skull

Your biggest muscle is… behind you! • Muscles help you do all kinds of important things, from running and jumping to breathing and digesting food. The human body has more than 600 muscles in total, and their size, shape and strength varies depending on the job that they are designed to do. Here is a selection of your body's most extraordinary muscles.

The What on Earth! Quiz • Test your family's brainpower by playing this special edition of the What on Earth! Quiz. Regular readers may have an advantage because some of the facts appeared in previous issues of the magazine. Don't worry if you don't know them all, though – the answers are at the end of the quiz!

Science magic! • Make water instantly turn to ice – just like magic – using the power of science…

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