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Podcast: Space sounds, climate kitchen and landscapes through time

Published: July 19, 2022, 4:06 p.m.

In this edition: Making the magnetosphere audible, climate-friendly cooking, and exploring the Earth\u2019s deep past.

News: Life-like lasers and capturing carbon \u2013 We find out how much carbon dioxide has been removed from the atmosphere and stored since 1996 and discover how new \u2018life-like\u2019 lasers could enhance smart displays, novel lighting, and future computing.

Space sounds \u2013 Researchers can detect the way magnetic fields interact in space around the Earth, but the data can be quite abstract for people to understand. We meet Dr Martin Archer, who led a project to make the data audible, allowing people to hear space as never before and contribute to science.

Climate kitchen \u2013 Dr Charlotte Vrinten explains how people can eat a more climate-friendly diet, including eating more plant-based foods and reducing food waste.

Landscapes through time \u2013 As part of a series on the people behind our world-leading research, we meet Professor Sanjeev Gupta, who reconstructs landscapes through time, revealing everything from the catastrophic floods that separated Britain and France and what environmental conditions supported the ancient Indus civilisation.