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What on Earth! Magazine

Jun 01 2026
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!

SNAP IT! • Astonishing photos from around the world

FACTopia! • Follow the trail of crazily connected facts all the way from zebra barcodes to… perfume that smells like outer space!

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

CUTTLEFISH • These elegant creatures are related to squid and octopuses, and there are more than 120 different species of them. They can control cells in their skin to change their colour, pattern and texture in order to disguise themselves and communicate.

MAP IT

WORD UP! • Your guide to the wonderful world of linguistics and languages. THIS MONTH… colours!

AI

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

PUZZLES & GAMES! • Inside this 16-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 38.

SWEETS & SNACKS IN NUMBERS…

BEE vs WASP

How much snot do you make? • Your body makes mucus all day long to help keep you healthy. But just how much is there? Let’s take a look, from the brilliant Encyclopedia Infographica.

NOBODY KNOWS!

THINK DIFFERENT! • Original people who changed the world. This month: Bobbi Gibb.

THE BIG QUESTIONS

Competition: win a day out at TWIST Museum with your family! • Answer one science question for your chance to win a family trip to one of London’s most mind-boggling experiences.

What on Earth! Magazine

Jokes & Riddles

Formats

  • OverDrive Magazine

Languages

  • English