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!

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FACTopia! • Follow the trail of crazily connected facts all the way from an Elizabethan spy to… Ireland’s missing crown jewels!

SNAP IT! • Astonishing photos from around the world

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

How to chat… HIPPOPOTAMUSES • You can find hippopotamuses bathing in the rivers and lakes of Africa. They tend to look chilled most of the time, but if you get close enough to chat to one, you might need to watch out…

WORD UP! • NEW WORDS: Where do words come from? This month we look at the many different ways new words can be added to a language.

Pets! • From capybara cafés to goldfish that have learnt to play football, we celebrate the funny, furry and fascinating world of pets.

MAP IT

PUZZLES & GAMES! • Inside this 12-page activity section, you will find quizzes to do, puzzles to solve and fun activities to try. And don’t worry if you get stuck - all the answers are on page 34.

TREASURE HUNT! • Can you spot these 23 things hidden in the picture below? Plus, figure out what the 5 hidden letters spell. Clue: it’s dangerous! Don’t worry if you get stuck -all the answers are revealed on page 34.

EYE DON’T BELIEVE IT! • Amazing optical illusions that trick your brain…

SPACE IN NUMBERS

How your body breathes! • Your body needs oxygen to do everything - from moving muscles and digesting food to growing and even thinking. You get oxygen from the air, and it’s the job of the lungs to absorb the oxygen into your bloodstream, which then takes it wherever it needs to go. This process happens in a body system called the respiratory system - and this is how it works.

Use your TOOTHBRUSH to draw…

THE WORLD’S BEST BRIDGES! • Take a tour of some of the longest and strongest bridges on Earth. Then test your skills by designing and building a bridge of your own…

BRIDGE-BUILDING CHALLENGE! • Now it’s time to put your design and engineering skills to the test…

New schools quiz champions crowned! • Congratulations to all the stars of our recent Schools Quiz live finals. Could you lift the trophy in 2025?

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