The Listening Room
Intermediate level
Improve your listening skills
The Listening Room / What's the best time to exercise?
Episode 260909 / 09 Sep 2026
Don't feel like exercising? Maybe it's the wrong time of day for you
The Listening Room / World record: Oldest person to perform a wing walk
Episode 260908 / 08 Sep 2026
A 98-year-old man completed a 9-minute wing walk, setting a new world record
The Listening Room / Mixed-breed dogs more badly behaved, vets warn
Episode 260907 / 07 Sep 2026
Dogs that are part poodle might be naughtier than their pure-bred parents
The Listening Room / Hedgehog hearing discovery could save their lives
Episode 260906 / 09 Sep 2026
How do hedgehogs communicate?
The Listening Room / AI to predict your health in the future
Episode 260905 / 05 Sep 2026
Hospitals are making use of artificial intelligence (AI) to help predict patient outcomes.
The Listening Room / Chimpanzees build trust through touch
Episode 260904 / 04 Sep 2026
Chimpanzees hug to build social relationships
The Listening Room / What's under Antarctica's icy surface?
Episode 260903 / 03 Sep 2026
A new map reveals details of the landscape beneath Antarctica's ice
The Listening Room / The brain has five distinct ages, study finds
Episode 260902 / 02 Sep 2026
What stage is your brain in?
The Listening Room / Ancient Egyptian mummies still smell nice, study finds
Episode 260901 / 01 Sep 2026
Scientists surprised at these smells!
The Listening Room / Is AI making us less curious?
Episode 260831 / 31 Aug 2026
Lots of people now use AI tools, but they could be making us less intelligent
The Listening Room / Developing decaffeinated coffee beans
Episode 260616 / 16 Jun 2026
Do you ever drink decaf coffee?
The Listening Room / A longer daily walk could be better for your heart than short strolls
Episode 260612 / 12 Jun 2026
Long walks or short strolls?
The Listening Room / Oldest cave art painting
Episode 260605 / 05 Jun 2026
What can we learn from this cave painting?
The Listening Room / Five new British seabird species at risk
Episode 260528 / 28 May 2026
Five more species of seabirds facing risks such as those from climate change and overfishing
The Listening Room / Are rocks discovered on Mars a sign of potential past life?
Episode 260526 / 26 May 2026
Do these newly discovered rocks mean there was once life on Mars?
The Listening Room / Collagen supplements improve skin but won't stop wrinkles, research says
Episode 260519 / 19 May 2026
Do collagen supplements really work?
The Listening Room / Record warm seas help to bring extraordinary new species to UK waters
Episode 251105 / 05 Nov 2025
Which new species are appearing in UK waters?
The Listening Room / AI could fill gaps in our knowledge of Ancient Rome
Episode 251104 / 04 Nov 2025
Can an AI tool fill in the gaps in our knowledge of human history?
The Listening Room / Michelin-starred chef's lobster bisque and foie gras heading to space
Episode 251103 / 03 Nov 2025
Why is this delicious food going to space?
The Listening Room / Female friendship important to gorillas
Episode 251102 / 02 Nov 2025
How is friendship important to gorilla society?
The Listening Room / Energy drinks to be banned for under-16s in England
Episode 251031 / 31 Oct 2025
Why are energy drinks being banned?
The Listening Room / New species of dinosaur discovered that "rewrites" T. rex family tree
Episode 251030 / 30 Oct 2025
How was this dinosaur related to the T.rex?
The Listening Room / Messi's napkin contract promise sells for £762,400
Episode 251029 / 29 Oct 2025
What is written on this special napkin?
The Listening Room / Can people be freed from peanut allergy?
Episode 251028 / 28 Oct 2025
Could immunotherapy prevent nut allergies?
The Listening Room / Dark Energy experiment may change understanding of the Universe
Episode 251027 / 27 Oct 2025
New research could change the way think about the nature of space and time
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