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 a penguin’s tuxedo to… Marie Antoinette’s hairstyle!

SNAP IT! • Astonishing photos from around the world

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

20 QUESTIONS OF SPORT • Prepare to be surprised, informed and entertained as we investigate some of the more unusual and intriguing questions posed by sport.

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SHARK TALES! • Sharks are among the most thrilling and interesting animals on Earth. Here we take a deep dive into their underwater world to find out what makes them so amazing…

INSIDE A SHARK • Sharks have been swimming in the oceans for 450 million years, making them one of the most successful species on Earth. Here we look inside a shark to discover the secrets of its amazing anatomy…

KNOW YOUR SHARKS! • Compare the shapes and sizes of 19 different species of shark - and a human diver - with our fantastic pull-out poster.

The BIG Britannica Family Quiz • Test your family’s brainpower by playing this special four-page edition of the Big Britannica Quiz! Regular readers of Britannica Magazine 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!

ALL CHANGE! • Our planet is changing all the time. Some changes take just a second, while others are so slow we humans barely notice them.

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

Speed Demons and Slowcoaches • Some of the fastest - and slowest dinosaurs that lived on land

Pozzles & Games • Stumped? Don’t worry, you can find the answers to all the puzzles on page 49.

Make a collage like Matisse • The great French artist Henri Matisse is famous for creating collages out of coloured paper. Here’s how you can make one too!

Absolutely Everything! • Each month we feature an amazing story from world history taken from the bestselling book by Christopher Lloyd, with illustrations by Andy Forshaw.This month: fossils and life in the ancient oceans!

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PUZZLE ANSWERS

Jokes & Riddles • Tickle your ribs and tease your brain with our favourite gags and riddles, hand-picked by our jokes editor May.

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