How is the solar corona headed?

Recent observations from the Yohkoh and SOHO satellites have produced several advances in tackling the problem of coronal heating. The solar corona has a three-fold structure of coronal loop, coronal hole and X-ray bright point. The question of how the corona is heated is therefore a complex multi-faceted problem, with possible different mechanisms at work in different types of coronal loop, in coronal holes and in bright points. This review summarises some recent advances in understanding from the Yohkoh and SOHO satellites and focuses on two particular discoveries, namely the mechanism for heating bright points and the nature of the heating of large-scale coronal loops.