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!

FACTOPIA! • Follow the trail of crazily connected facts all the way from Canada's love of doughnuts to… bags of astronaut poo left on the Moon!

SNAP IT! • Astonishing photos from around the world

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

How to chat… FOX • Fox calls are one of the most widely spoken languages in the animal kingdom. Foxes are found on every continent except Antarctica, so this is a must-know language for nocturnal globetrotters.

WORD up! • THIS MONTH: ‘Untranslatable’ words! Are there words that cannot be translated from one language to another?

HIDDEN PHRASES! • Each of these pictures represents a common expression. Can you work out what each visual clue is trying to say? Don't worry if you get stuck, the answers are at the bottom of the page.

WHAT IF? • What if the Moon disappeared? What if you only ate chocolate? What if everyone jumped in the air at once? Read on to discover the answers to these and other intriguing questions!

THE GREATEST • MICS & SPEAKERS

MAP IT

PUZZLES & GAMES! • Inside this 10-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.

EYE DON'T BELIVE IT! • Amazing optical illusions that trick your brain…

Welcome to planet Earth! • Earth is a unique planet – as far as we know, it is the only place in the universe that supports life. Life thrives here because of the liquid water on Earth's surface, the abundant oxygen in its atmosphere and a comfortable average temperature.

What is inside Earth? • When Earth first formed it was a ball of very, very hot liquid rock. Over time, it cooled and heavier elements such as iron and nickel sank into the centre of the planet, which we call the core. Surrounding the core is the mantle, a layer of hot, semi-solid rock that contains crystals. Earth's outermost layer is the crust, which is mostly made of solid basalt and granite rock. Read on to discover what lies beneath…

THE BIG QUESTIONS?

DO ME A FAVOUR! • Seven amazing examples of ‘animal mutualism’.

HUMAN BODY IN NUMBERS…

How to make your own… Koinobori! • Celebrate the Japanese holiday of Kodomo no Hi (Children's Day) with this fun activity. Plus, discover the tradition of koinobori – carp streamers!

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Jokes & Riddles • Send your name, age and favourite joke to our jokes editor May at jokes@whatonearth.co.uk. If your joke is featured in a future issue of the magazine, you will WIN a copy of Secret FACTopia!