It's never too late to learn another language. In fact, emerging research shows that learning a language is the best possible workout we can give our brain as it ages, using more areas of the brain than most other activities. So how do you figure out what to study and how to stick with it?

ABC Classic Presenter Ed La Brocq reveals the enduring fingerprint of Western classical music on our culture in his new book Sound Bites.

And as climate change intensifies and El Niño returns, bringing bushfires and extreme heat, we look at our growing need for emergency volunteers.