A2 · Getting started
Longer stories about daily life, past and future.
- Die rote Laterne Polly lands on a red lighthouse in Nazaré, and an old albatross says giant waves are coming. ? Quiz included Audio
- Das Meer wird still The sea grows calm, and Polly says goodbye to Nazaré. ? Quiz included Audio
- Die Reiter kommen an The riders arrive with jet skis and long boards, ready for the giant waves. ? Quiz included Audio
- Der Riese The giant waves arrive, and a tiny rider flies down a wave as tall as a building. ? Quiz included Audio
- Das schiefe Haus A stone marten shows Polly a famous crooked house. ? Quiz included Audio
- Die Pferde der Schlucht Polly hears thunder, but the sky is blue. It is horses running on the sand. ? Quiz included Audio
- Der rosarote Morgen On the last morning, Polly watched the sun climb over the canyon. ? Quiz included Audio
- Die letzte Biegung Polly woke early. ? Quiz included Audio
- Die Farben des Felsens At midday, the sun reached down into the canyon. ? Quiz included Audio
- Die Stadt aus goldenem Stein Polly flew down into the old town. ? Quiz included Audio
- Die gemeißelte Höhle Polly flew down to the sea. ? Quiz included Audio
- Neues Land Polly watches hot rock build new land and learns why the soft moss must never be stepped on. ? Quiz included Audio
- Ein Spaziergang in der Stadt Polly and Fatima, guided by a mysterious map, uncover a hidden courtyard in Marrakech. As they continue... ? Quiz included Audio
- Krokodile im Salzwasser There are hundreds of crocodiles in the salty lake, and the lake once grew and covered farms and roads. Audio
- Der See unter dem Meer Polly finds a big salty lake in a dry valley, with old coral in the rocks around it. Audio
- Ein Hügel voller Löcher Men dig the blue stone out of the hill by hand, because machines would break it. Audio
- Wasser, das hart wurde Inside the grey rock there is blue stone, and it comes from only one place in the world. Audio
- Der Stein kam den Fluss herunter Polly learns that the blue stone came down from the mountains, and that it has a name. Audio
- Der blaue Stein am Strand Polly flies along a coast between mountains and the sea, and finds a strange blue stone. Audio
- Ein leerer Strand Polly finds a long empty beach in a national park, and then she flies home. Audio
- Der Ritter und der Hirsch Polly hears the old story of a rider and a deer at the cliff edge. Audio
- Der Canyon unter dem Meer Polly finds a giant canyon hidden under the sea near the beach. Audio
- Sieben Röcke und Silberfische Polly goes down to town and sees gull ladies in seven skirts drying fish in the sun. Audio
- Die offene Hand des Hafens Polly flies into New York Harbor and looks at the Statue of Liberty, a gift from France with metal skin no... Audio
- Das Tier, das Würfel macht Wombats make cube shaped poop, and now we know why. Audio
- Dieser Vogel schläft im Flug Frigatebirds fly for many days and sleep only a little. Audio
- Das Mittagessen, das ein ganzes Land isst In the Dominican Republic, everyone eats the same lunch at the same time. Audio
- Abendessen, gekocht von einem Vulkan In the Azores, people cook food inside a hot volcano. Audio
- Der letzte Zug Tomas misses the last train in Tokyo and sleeps in a tiny room. Audio
- Die leere Tasse On his first day, Pedro drinks from a cup that is not his. Audio
- Nummer Siebenundvierzig Carla waits a long time at the clinic for a small cut. Audio
- Verloren in Lissabon Sofía gets lost in Lisbon and a woman helps her with a map. Audio
- Das Zimmer mit Balkon Marcos gets a hotel room with a nice balcony. Audio
- Ein Tisch für eine Person Mia eats alone in a small restaurant, and the waiter helps her choose. Audio
- Das Gewürz, das einmal so viel wie Gold kostete Saffron comes from tiny flower threads picked by hand, and for most of history a pound of it cost about the... Audio
- Der See, der jeden Sommer verschwindet In Slovenia, a huge lake fills a valley in winter and then vanishes underground every summer, leaving... Audio
- Der Park neben meinem Haus A squirrel describes the small park next to its tree: the pigeons by the benches, Mr. Badger and his bread,... Audio
- Die Stadt, die Gold aufs Eis legt Kanazawa in Japan makes almost all of the country's gold leaf, and wraps whole sheets of it around soft ice... Audio
- Der Flug, der neunzig Sekunden dauert A tiny plane hops between two Orkney islands in Scotland on the shortest scheduled flight in the world. Audio
- Was das Feuer nie genommen hat Polly looks at Kanazawa one last time, waits out the rain, and flies away over the sea. Audio
- Laternen in einer arbeitenden Straße Polly walks a lantern-lit street of old wooden teahouses that still works today, and finds ice cream... Audio
- Die Küche im ersten Licht Before sunrise, Polly visits Omicho market, three hundred years old, where crabs are sold in winter. Audio
- Geschlagen, bis es fast nicht mehr da ist Polly visits a gold leaf workshop, where a piece of gold the size of a coin becomes a sheet as big as a table. Audio
- Sechs Dinge, die ein Garten sein soll In Kenrokuen garden, Polly sees koi in a big pond and ropes that keep snow off the pine trees. Audio
- Weiße Dächer und lange Mauern At Kanazawa Castle, Polly finds long stone walls and roofs made of lead that look white. Audio
- Die Stadt, die verschont blieb Polly arrives in Kanazawa, an old city between the sea and the mountains that was never bombed in the war. Audio
- Rosa existiert nicht Pink has no wavelength of its own; it is a color the brain invents when the eyes see red and blue light... Audio
- Du leuchtest gerade jetzt The human body constantly emits an extremely faint light, invisible to the eye but detectable with a... Audio
- Laut schlürfen ist höflich In Japan, slurping your noodles loudly is not rude, it is a sign that you are enjoying the meal. Audio
- Der Wasserfall, der nach oben fällt On very windy days, strong gusts can blow a Norwegian waterfall's spray back up into the sky. Audio
- Der Kreis und das Morgenschiff On her last evening, Polly finds an old stone circle and sits quietly at its edge as the sun goes down. Audio
- Das Korn der neunzig Tage Polly visits an old mill and learns how a fast-growing old grain became Orkney's bread and its whisky. Audio
- Die Versammlung auf den Schären Polly visits a chapel built by prisoners of war from two metal huts and hears how it was made from almost... Audio
- Gebaut aus dem, was sie hatten Polly finds a huge group of grey seals gathering on Orkney's rocks just before baby seals are born. Audio
- Das Dorf unter dem Sturm Polly watches a straw-backed Orkney chair get made, a design that comes from having no trees. Audio
- Der Stuhl am Feuer A storm uncovers a stone village older than Stonehenge and the pyramids. Audio
- Das Morgenschiff kommt an Polly flies over windy islands with no trees and learns their fields hide thousands of old, buried sites. Audio
- Der Nebel schließt sich hinter ihr On her last afternoon, Polly flies high over the island before fog rolls in and hides it behind her. Audio
- Ein Dorf, verkabelt mit einem Vulkan Polly learns that the same volcano heat that cooked lunch also warms a big public pool and heats homes in... Audio
- Abendessen, im Morgengrauen vergraben Polly watches a cook bury pots of food in the ground, where the volcano's heat cooks dinner with no fire. Audio
- Ein Krater, zwei Farben Polly finds a huge old crater with two lakes, one blue and one green, joined together under a strip of land. Audio
- Der Vogel, den man zweimal verloren gab Polly looks for the priolo, a tiny grey and pink bird that lives only in one forest and was once thought to... Audio
- Die letzten zwei Gärten Europas Polly finds one of the only two tea farms left in Europe, started after the island's orange trees died. Audio
- Neun Inseln, drei Platten Polly arrives over São Miguel, the biggest of the nine Azores islands, made of black rock, green fields,... Audio
- Ein Wallaby läuft frei in Cornwall A small Australian kangaroo has been hopping around an English market town for days, and nobody knows where... Audio
- Ruf, oder du verpasst deine Haltestelle A shared minibus with no bell and no screen, where the only way off is to say so out loud, early and twice. Audio
- Niemand ist sich einig A fox measures the steps. Nobody knows how many there are. Audio
- Der Fels, der ging Polly sees a tall rock in the sea. It was part of the cliff before. Audio
- Der Spinnenfelsen Polly finds a tall tower of red rock at the end of the canyon. She looks at it, but she does not land on it. Audio
- Auf Wiedersehen, rosa Stadt Polly says goodbye and follows the river away. Audio
- Die Schafe am Tor Polly walks with the sheep to the mountain. Audio
- Ein Tag am Fluss Polly rests by the river and sees a fox. Audio
- Die gemalten Tiere Polly sees very old animal paintings on red rocks. Audio
- Die alte Mauer Polly flies to the old watchtower on the mountain. Audio
- Die rosa Stadt Polly finds a small pink town inside a river loop. Audio
- Der einzige Weg nach unten A guide brings visitors into the canyon on horses. Polly learns that people live here. Audio
- Das Mittagessen, das nie endet In Spain, the best part of lunch starts when the food is finished. It even has its own name. Audio
- Bestell in Italien nie einen Latte In Italy, the word latte does not mean coffee. One small word can bring you a big surprise. Audio
- Regen am Rand A big storm makes waterfalls on the canyon walls, and the dry sand fills with water. Audio
- Die Häuser in der Wand Polly finds old stone rooms high in the cliff. A squirrel says people lived here for thousands of years. Audio
- Wo die Wände hoch stehen The canyon walls get very tall. Polly sees dark lines made by water and rides the warm air. Audio
- Die niedrige Mauer Polly lands at a canyon in Arizona. The walls are small, but a raven says the canyon grows. Audio
- Polly fährt mit dem Bus Polly's first bus ride: does this bus go downtown, one ticket, how much, where do I get off, next stop,... Audio
- Polly fragt nach dem Weg Polly is lost on the way to the library and asks an owl for directions: excuse me, where is it, is it far,... Audio
- Polly bestellt einen Kaffee Polly's first cafe order: good afternoon, a coffee with milk, do you have churros, the check please, how... Audio
- Polly auf dem Markt Berta takes Polly to the market. Polly buys fruit for the first time: what is this, two apples, how much, a... Audio
- Polly trifft jemanden Polly moves to a new street and meets Berta the bear. First greetings: hello, your name, nice to meet you,... Audio
- Polly fliegt den Ballon On her last morning, the field was still dark. Audio
- Der Himmel hat drei Zimmer That morning, Polly counted balloons until she lost count. Audio
- Rosa und Rot On the fifth morning, the balloon drifted over valleys of pink and red stone. Audio
- Die Taubenhäuser The next dawn, the wind carried the balloon into a narrow valley. Audio
- Türme aus altem Feuer That dawn, Polly rode in the basket. Audio
- Feuer im Dunkeln The next morning, Polly woke long before the sun. Audio
- Hundert Ballons im Morgengrauen Before sunrise, the sky over the valley began to fill with giant balloons. Audio
- Wasser in der Wüste Polly rested beside the little water channel. Audio
- Die steinernen Kamele Polly hopped along the wall beside the little channel. Audio
- Der schmale Weg In the morning, Polly hopped into the canyon. Audio
- Der Riss in der Wüste Polly flew over a desert of pink and gold mountains. Audio
- Das erste Licht On her last morning, Polly flew out to the end of the cape, called Cap de Sant Antoni. Audio
- Die alten Windmühlen High on the flat top of the hills, Polly found a row of round stone towers. Audio
- Jäger des Himmels Polly climbed to the edge of the mountain. Audio
- Der Berggarten In the morning the air smelled sweet and dry. Audio
- Der Elefantenberg Polly flew in at dawn over a calm blue sea. Audio
- Der Wald atmet Polly leaves at dawn as the forest makes its own rain for far away places. Audio
- Die Zuhörer Polly meets a scientist who listens to the forest with microphones. Audio
- Wenn die Sonne untergeht At night the forest wakes up and gets loud, and Polly stays awake. Audio
- Der dunkle Boden Polly flies down to the dark forest floor and watches leafcutter ants. Audio
- Der braune Fluss Polly follows the big brown river and sees pink dolphins. Audio
- Das Dach der Welt Polly flies to the canopy, the top of the forest, where most animals live. Audio
- Das grüne Meer Polly flies over the Amazon, a green forest like a sea, with the biggest river in the world. Audio
- Der Oktopus und seine drei Herzen The octopus is a clever sea animal with three hearts and blue blood. Audio
- Die Kabel unter dem Meer Long cables under the ocean carry almost all of the information that travels between countries. Audio
- Das lange Rennen namens Marathon The marathon is a very long running race with a curious and surprising history. Audio
- Woher kommt Kaffee? Coffee begins as a red fruit on a green plant and travels far before it fills a cup. Audio
- Schlafen im Nachtzug Night trains in Europe carry travelers between cities while they sleep in cozy beds. Audio
- Der Amazonas, der größte Fluss The Amazon is the river that carries the most water in the world. Audio
- Wie Bienen Honig machen Honeybees turn sweet flower nectar into golden honey through hard teamwork in the hive. Audio
- Die lange Straße der Seide The Silk Road was a famous trade route that linked China with Europe for many centuries. Audio
- Ein winziges Kältelabor im Weltall NASA improved a small science lab on the space station that makes some of the coldest matter in the universe. Audio
- Kanada gewinnt sein erstes WM-Spiel Canada celebrates its first ever men's World Cup victory with a big win at home in Vancouver. Audio
- Der kleine Vogel in der Uhr In Germany's Black Forest, carved wooden cuckoo clocks call out every hour while children wait and laugh. Audio
- Die Stadt, in der das Sterben verboten war When a small Italian town ran out of space in its cemetery, the mayor signed an order telling people not to... Audio
- Die Katze, die Bus fährt Every morning a cat climbs onto the same city bus, watches the streets go by, and gets off at his own stop. Audio
- Das erste Licht im Dorf While the whole village sleeps, one window glows: the baker lights the oven so fresh bread will be ready by... Audio
- Die Sonne, die nicht untergeht On her last night the sun never sets, and Polly sees her whole week before she says goodbye to Iceland. Audio
- Die Wächter Polly visits a scientist who reads earthquakes on a screen and hears how people once stopped lava with... Audio
- Die Klippen der Vögel Polly joins a city of seabirds, watches puffins catch fish underwater, and meets the bird that always... Audio
- Das Eis, das Feuer versteckt Polly lands on a huge glacier, sees a blue ice cave, and learns that volcanoes hide under the ice. Audio
- Die Erde atmet Polly watches hot water shoot from the ground and finds a country that heats its homes from the earth. Audio
- Die Naht der Welt Polly flies to Iceland, a land of black rock and steam, where two continents slowly pull apart. Audio
- Ballons im Morgengrauen Polly flies with big balloons at sunrise and says goodbye to the animals. Audio
- Das Heft des Rangers Polly visits a ranger who watches lions on a screen and keeps the animals safe. Audio
- Das Aufräumteam Polly flies with big birds and meets a small beetle that follows the stars. Audio
- Drei Herzschläge Polly watches the fastest animal on land and learns that it chirps like a bird. Audio
- Die Überquerung The animals cross a river with crocodiles in it, and Polly flies just above them. Audio
- Ein Fluss aus Tieren Polly rides on the back of a wildebeest and watches the animals eat together without fighting. Audio
- Die endlose Ebene Polly flies to the Serengeti, a land of grass with no end, where a million animals walk in a big circle. Audio
- Der Fisch, der Wasserfälle erklimmt In Hawaii, a fish smaller than your finger climbs up waterfalls taller than buildings, using its mouth as a... Audio
- Dampf und kleine Teller A first night at a Taipei night market, where pointing, smiling, and one brave question buy a very good... Audio
- Sonnenaufgang auf dem Cerro Paranal Polly verabschiedet sich von der Astronomin Camila bei Sonnenaufgang und fliegt nach Osten. Audio
- Eine Galaxie sehen Polly beobachtet, wie eine Astronomin eine Galaxie 47 Millionen Lichtjahre entfernt betrachtet, und denkt... Audio
- Die Vögel, die hier leben Polly trifft die kleinen Tiere, die in der Atacama leben, und denkt darüber nach, wie schwer es ist, in... Audio
- Tagsüber am Trockensten Ort Polly fährt mit einem Ingenieur in die Atacama und lernt über Sturzfluten, Meteoriten und Salzflächen. Audio
- Fünfhundert Lichtjahre Polly beobachtet, wie eine Astronomin einen Planeten 63 Lichtjahre entfernt misst, als er vor seinem Stern... Audio
- Die Kuppel Öffnet Sich Polly beobachtet, wie sich eine riesige Teleskopkuppel bei Sonnenuntergang öffnet und die Milchstraße über... Audio
- Den Trockensten Ort Erklimmen Polly kommt in einem großen Observatorium in der Atacama an, der trockensten Wüste der Welt. Audio
- Wladiwostok Polly arrives in Vladivostok and flies off over the Pacific Ocean. Audio
- Der Amur Polly reaches the Amur River and meets a rare crane on the sixth day of the Trans-Siberian. Audio
- Der Baikalsee Polly spends a day on the train along Lake Baikal, the deepest and oldest lake on Earth. Audio
- Zeitzonen Polly explores the dining car and learns that the train uses one time zone across all of Russia. Audio
- Überquerung des Urals Polly crosses the Ural Mountains, the line between Europe and Asia, on the Trans-Siberian train. Audio
- Die Birkenwälder Polly watches Russian birch forests from the Trans-Siberian train and learns that forty percent of Russia... Audio
- Bahnhof Jaroslawl Polly boards the Trans-Siberian train at Moscow and begins her seven-day journey to Vladivostok. Audio
- Abschied von Pasta Polly says goodbye to Pasta the octopus and flies out of Naples. Audio
- Der Editor seiner selbst Polly learns that octopuses can change their own nervous systems by editing RNA in real time. Audio
- Pizza und die lange Mittagspause Polly has lunch with Chiara at a Neapolitan pizzeria and learns about traditional Neapolitan pizza. Audio
- Die Haut, die sieht Polly learns that octopus skin can sense colours even though octopus eyes cannot. Audio
- Der Körper, der denkt Polly watches an octopus solve a maze with two arms working independently. Audio
- Das Glas Polly watches an octopus open a jar to catch a crab and learns how short an octopus's life is. Audio
- Die Bucht von Neapel Polly arrives in Naples and meets a giant Pacific octopus at the world's oldest marine biology institute. Audio
- Das Tal Verlassen Polly says goodbye to Ranger Tomas and flies west out of Yosemite. Audio
- Die Milchstraße über Glacier Point Polly watches the Milky Way at Glacier Point and looks through a telescope at the centre of our galaxy. Audio
- Half Dome Polly flies up Half Dome on warm air with a flock of swifts, sees the summit, then glides back down. Audio
- Der Sturzflug des Falken Polly tries to copy a peregrine falcon's dive, learning what makes the falcon the fastest animal in the world. Audio
- Die Mammutbäume Polly visits a giant sequoia nearly 3,000 years old and learns about its fireproof bark. Audio
- Mit Ranger Tomas unterwegs Polly spends the morning in Ranger Tomas's truck, learning about bear feeding and peregrine falcon nests. Audio
- Über dem Tal Polly flies into Yosemite Valley, watches climbers on El Capitan, and rides the shuttle bus at dusk. Audio
- Der Duft von Zimt A new neighbor leaves a small surprise outside her door. Audio
- Zwei Kilo Geduld A first trip to the local market with a vendor who refuses to let her leave with the wrong tomatoes. Audio
- Die kaputte Uhr Polly arrives in Prague and discovers the famous astronomical clock has mysteriously stopped working,... Audio
- Polly bekommt Informationen Polly arrives at Bolivia's salt flats where she discovers lithium mining is contaminating ancient salt... Audio
- Böse Menschen Polly's investigation reveals that Valentina is an undercover agent pursuing counterfeiters who've been... Audio
- Geheimnisse auf dem Markt Polly's investigation of the missing Manchego cheese takes a dramatic turn when Valentina reveals herself... Audio
- Polly verlässt Buenos Aires Polly, a curious parrot, visits Buenos Aires and helps transform a rivalry at a tango festival into a... Audio
- Polly und der Tanz Polly and her companions face an unexpected challenge when a rival group claims to host the true tango... Audio
- Das Neue Tanzproblem Polly, Diego, and Isabel face an unexpected challenge when a rival group claims to host the true tango... Audio
- Pollys Plan Polly the parrot helps Diego and Isabel counteract misinformation threatening a tango festival in Buenos... Audio
- Das Tango-Problem Polly the parrot joins Diego and Isabel in Buenos Aires, where they learn of a potential plot to disrupt a... Audio
- Ein Treffen in La Boca Polly the parrot, exploring Buenos Aires, meets Isabel, a talented artist in La Boca, who is capturing the... Audio
- Polly und Tango in Buenos Aires Polly the parrot arrives in Buenos Aires and meets Diego, a tango musician preparing for a local festival.... Audio
- Abschied in Paris In Paris, Polly helps Isabelle solve the mystery of a missing painting and returns it to the artist. They... Audio
- Der Tanz in Paris In Paris, Polly helps Isabelle solve the mystery of a missing painting and returns it to the artist. They... Audio
- Die Überraschung in Montmartre In Paris, Polly the parrot and Isabelle solve the mystery of a missing painting. Returning it to the... Audio
- Die Jagd auf der Brücke In Paris, Polly the parrot and Isabelle solve the mystery of a missing painting by confronting a mysterious... Audio
- Das Geheimnis des verlorenen Gemäldes In Paris, Polly the parrot and Isabelle, a writer, meet Monsieur Dupont, an elderly artist, whose painting... Audio
- Polly in Paris Polly the parrot arrives in Paris, the City of Light, and lands in a charming café in Le Marais. There, she... Audio
- Geheimnisse von Marrakesch Polly the parrot and Fatima, guided by a mysterious map, explore the hidden depths of Marrakech, uncovering... Audio
- Der Geheime Markt Polly and Fatima, guided by a mysterious map, uncover a hidden courtyard and a secret market in Marrakech.... Audio
- Das Geheimnis des Brunnens Polly and Fatima, guided by a mysterious map, uncover a hidden courtyard in Marrakech. They decipher an... Audio
- Die Karte und die Tür Polly and Fatima, following a mysterious map, discover a hidden courtyard in Marrakech. They uncover an... Audio
- Ein Glückliches Treffen Polly the parrot, alongside Fatima, continues to explore Marrakech, where they encounter an elderly... Audio
- Polly in Marrakesch Polly the parrot arrives in Marrakech, where she meets Fatima, a traveler trying to navigate the city's... Audio
- Sterne und Freunde Polly and Amir reflect on their adventure under the stars, cherishing the lessons learned and the deepened... Audio
- Geheimnisse des Grabes Inside the lost tomb, Polly and Amir discover a chamber filled with ancient treasures. However, the tomb is... Audio
- Der Wüstentrick Despite initial frustration, Polly and Amir manage to find the hidden entrance to the lost tomb as night... Audio
- Die Magische Maske In Venice, Polly the parrot and historian Isabella continue their quest to uncover a legendary document.... Audio
- Eine Seltsame Karte Polly, a curious parrot, arrives in Venice and notices a young woman named Isabella, who holds a mysterious... Audio
- Pollys Reise nach Venedig Polly, the curious parrot, arrives in Venice, a city of canals and rich history. As she takes in the sights... Audio
- Das Geheimnis Gefunden Polly and her friends solve a riddle that leads them to a hidden key, unlocking the treasure chamber and... Audio
- Ein Rennen um den Schatz Polly, Leila, and Omar team up to find the treasure, racing through Marrakech as obstacles arise, including... Audio
- Polly und die alte Sprache Polly, the curious parrot, delves into the mystery of Echoing Canyon's cryptic echoes. Guided by local... Audio
- Polly trifft einen Maler Polly the parrot visits Paris. Polly sees the Eiffel Tower and tries a croissant. Polly meets a painter in... Audio
- Polly und der Echo-Canyon Polly the parrot, exploring the American Southwest, discovers a mysterious echo in Echoing Canyon that... Audio
- Polly besucht Paris Polly the parrot visits Paris. Polly sees the Eiffel Tower and tries a croissant. Audio
B1 · Finding your flow
Polly's weekly adventures and real-world stories.
- Die Aufräumtruppe Polly flies with the vultures and meets a beetle that uses the stars as a map. ? Quiz included Audio
- Der See, der unter dem Meer liegt Polly finds the largest lake in the Caribbean, saltier than the ocean, lying in a valley lower than the sea. Audio
- Geh flussaufwärts, und du findest ihn The blue stone came down the river, not out of the sea. Polly follows it up into the mountains. Audio
- Acht Kilometer Leere Polly finds an empty protected bay at the far corner of the country, then flies home over the coffee... Audio
- Die Straße ohne Platz Polly arrives in the southwest of the Dominican Republic, where the mountains meet the sea, and finds one... Audio
- Die Station, durch die niemand fährt Polly follows the first subway line to a curved, tiled station built to impress in nineteen oh four and... Audio
- Das Rennen, das der Käse immer gewinnt Once a year in England, people chase a wheel of cheese down a dangerously steep hill, and the cheese almost... Audio
- Zwei brandneue Tierarten, jede so groß wie ein Fingernagel Scientists in Montenegro just described two snail species new to science, found on limestone cliffs in a... Audio
- Der Tag, an dem ein echter Käfer einen Computer lahmlegte In nineteen forty-seven, engineers found an actual moth stuck inside a giant computer, taped it into their... Audio
- Die Garnele mit einer Sonne in der Schere A small ocean shrimp snaps its claw so fast that it creates a flash of heat nearly as hot as the surface of... Audio
- Das Haus zwischen zwei Ländern In a small town on the Belgian-Dutch border, some houses sit in two countries at once, and the front door... Audio
- Die Armee, die gegen Vögel verlor In nineteen thirty-two the Australian military was sent against emus eating the wheat crop in Western... Audio
- Schimpansen haben Dialekte A new study of more than eleven thousand recorded calls found that young chimpanzees in different parts of... Audio
- Das Internet liegt unter Wasser Almost all international internet traffic travels along cables lying on the sea floor, which break... Audio
- Die Stadt, die in einem einzigen Haus lebt Almost every resident of Whittier, Alaska lives inside a single fourteen storey building reached through a... Audio
- Zehntausend Athleten, ein Eröffnungsabend The 2026 Asian Games, hosted jointly by Aichi and Nagoya, Japan, bring together roughly ten thousand... Audio
- Die Bank, die nur Käse annimmt An Italian bank keeps a vault holding more than half a million wheels of Parmigiano Reggiano, accepted as... Audio
- Diese Batteriezahl ist eine Schätzung A phone's battery percentage is not a direct measurement, but an estimate calculated from voltage and... Audio
- Dieser Strand besteht aus Müll A sparkling beach in Northern California is made entirely of old dumped glass, smoothed into colorful... Audio
- Dieses Gebäude hat kein viertes Stockwerk In much of East Asia, elevators skip the number four entirely, because it sounds exactly like the word for... Audio
- Ein Arm, der schmecken kann Octopus suckers contain special receptors that let an arm taste whatever it touches, even in total darkness. Audio
- Der größte Gehaltsscheck der Leichtathletik-Geschichte A brand new athletics championship this month paid its winners more than the sport has ever offered before. Audio
- Einem Computer das Walsprechen beibringen Researchers are using artificial intelligence to search for real structure inside the clicking patterns of... Audio
- Der langsame Herzschlag der Bäume Laser scans at night revealed that trees pulse gently every few hours, possibly pumping water through their... Audio
- Blumen um drei Uhr morgens At three in the morning, Bangkok's biggest flower market is more awake than midday, and it never really... Audio
- Das Mittagessen eines ganzen Landes In the Dominican Republic the main meal lands at midday, it is almost always the same three things, and the... Audio
- Deine Karte läge bis Mittag falsch Satellite clocks tick faster than clocks on the ground, and if nobody corrected for it your phone would... Audio
- Du leuchtest. Niemand kann es sehen. Human skin gives off a faint light all day long, and a Japanese team photographed it in a sealed dark room. Audio
- Dieses Blau gibt es nur an einem Ort A stony beach in the Dominican southwest, one pebble that is blue all the way through, and the single... Audio
- Abschied im ersten Licht Polly watches one last sunrise with Berta and follows the river out of town. Audio
- Der Hirte am Tor Polly follows a flock of sheep, a shepherd and his big mastiff dog to the high meadows. Audio
- Der Fluss, der die Stadt umkreist Polly has a slow day at the river and meets a fox at dusk. Audio
- Die gemalten Tiere der roten Felsen Polly visits the red rocks in the forest and finds animal paintings that are thousands of years old. Audio
- Die Mauer, die den Berg hinaufklettert Polly flies up the old wall to the watchtower and learns its thousand year story. Audio
- Berta und die schiefen Häuser Berta, an old stone marten, shows Polly the crooked streets and a famous leaning house. Audio
- Die Stadt im Arm des Flusses Polly follows a looping river and finds Albarracín, a small pink town in the hills of Spain. Audio
- Ein Café, zwei Länder In one small town, the border between Belgium and the Netherlands runs straight through streets, houses and... Audio
- Deine Nachrichten reisen unter Wasser Almost everything you send across an ocean travels through cables lying on the sea floor, not through... Audio
- Der Strand, der nachts blau leuchtet On some warm coasts, the sea lights up electric blue when you touch it. The light comes from billions of... Audio
- Das Hotel, das fährt, während du schläfst On a European night train, you fall asleep in one country and wake up in another, with the Alps outside... Audio
- Der Tag, an dem die Sonne ausging This week, northern Spain watched the first total solar eclipse over mainland Europe in twenty seven years. Audio
- Türme des alten Feuers That dawn, Polly rode in the basket. Audio
- Rosenroter Morgen On the last morning, Polly watched the sun climb over the canyon. Audio
- Die letzte Kurve Polly woke early. Audio
- Die Stein-Kamele Polly hopped along the wall beside the little channel. Audio
- Erstes Licht On her last morning, Polly flew out to the end of the cape, called Cap de Sant Antoni. Audio
- Die behauene Höhle Polly flew down to the sea. Audio
- Der Atem des Waldes Polly leaves at dawn as the forest makes mist that becomes rain for far away lands. Audio
- Das Eis, das Feuer verbirgt Polly lands on the largest glacier in Europe, finds a blue ice cave, and learns that volcanoes sleep... Audio
- Die USA erreichen die nächste Runde im eigenen Land As a host nation, the United States won its opening matches and advanced early to the knockout stage of the... Audio
- Das kleinste Land aller Zeiten bei einer Weltmeisterschaft Curacao made history as the smallest nation ever to play at a World Cup, even after a heavy loss to Germany. Audio
- Die kleinste Insel auf der größten Bühne Curacao, a Caribbean island smaller than many cities, became the tiniest nation ever to reach a World Cup. Audio
- Eröffnungsabend im Azteca The World Cup came home to Mexico City, and the oldest stadium in the tournament shook for the very first... Audio
- Ein Abendessen, gekocht von einem Vulkan On a green island in the Azores, cooks lower a pot into a hot hole in the ground and let the earth slowly... Audio
- Spaziergang auf dem Meeresgrund Twice a day the North Sea pulls back for kilometres, and people walk barefoot across the bare seabed before... Audio
- Die Gastgeber marschieren voran For the first time, three countries share a World Cup, and so far all three hosts are off to a flying start. Audio
- Das Schloss, in dem der König kaum lebte A Bavarian king built a fairy-tale castle on an alpine crag, slept there only a handful of nights, and left... Audio
- Die Stadt, die einen Fluss freilegte For fifty years, Seoul hid a river under an elevated highway. Then the city tore the highway down, and the... Audio
- Warum dein Handy in der Kälte den Geist aufgibt Your phone shows forty percent battery, then dies in the snow. The battery is not empty. It is cold, and... Audio
- Zehn Kilometer hoch Passenger planes cruise about ten kilometres above the ground. That number is not random: it is where the... Audio
- Heimwärts Polly says a quiet farewell to the research ship and its crew, reflects on a week of careful watching, and... Audio
- Elfhundert Atmosphären In the ship's dry lab, Polly sees what 1,100 atmospheres of pressure does to a Styrofoam cup and a... Audio
- Frühe Menschen lebten erfolgreich im Regenwald Scientists once thought ancient humans avoided rainforests. New evidence from West Africa says they thrived... Audio
- Die Kombüse Polly spends a morning in the ship's galley with Esteban, the cook, learning how an expedition vessel feeds... Audio
- Neunzehnhundertsechzig Polly studies a photograph of Jacques Piccard and Don Walsh, the first humans to reach the bottom of the... Audio
- Der Schneckenfisch Polly meets the Mariana snailfish, the deepest-living fish known. She learns about TMAO, the chemical... Audio
- Die Sphäre Polly watches an engineer inspect the submersible's titanium pressure sphere. She learns why the sphere is... Audio
- Warum 3.000 Jahre alter Honig noch essbar ist Honey jars from Egyptian tombs three thousand years old are still edible. The chemistry behind a food that... Audio
- Das Tennismatch, das drei Tage dauerte The longest tennis match ever played: Isner vs. Mahut, Wimbledon 2010, eleven hours, three days, a final... Audio
- Der Druckabfall Polly arrives at a research ship over the Mariana Trench. She watches the crew prepare a small deep-sea... Audio
- Der Oktopus, der das Schloss knackte An octopus called Inky escaped his aquarium tank at night through a drain pipe, and what it reveals about... Audio
- Durch den Spiegel Polly arrives in Tromsø for the Midnight Sun Marathon, befriending Astrid and helping Mikkel during the... Audio
- Der Zug nach Granada An overheard phone call on the train turns a long trip into a kind of company. Audio
- Die falsche Buchhandlung A simple coffee order leads to a strange conversation about a bookshop that doesn't exist anymore. Audio
- Verirrt in Lissabon A wrong turn on a steep street becomes the best part of the trip. Audio
- Zimmer 304 hat Aussicht A late check-in turns into a small gift when the hotel runs out of rooms on the lower floors. Audio
- Ein Tisch für eine A traveler eats alone in Madrid and discovers the waiter is the real star of the meal. Audio
- Die verschwundenen Läufer Polly arrives in Tromsø for the Midnight Sun Marathon and befriends Astrid, a 67-year-old runner trying to... Audio
- Der Schatten des Läufers Polly arrives in Tromsø during the midnight sun and meets Astrid, a 67-year-old marathoner trying to... Audio
- Die Warnung des Astronomen Polly and Václav discover that the brass components glow and reveal an astronomical alignment occurring... Audio
- Das Problem des Uhrmachers Polly arrives in Prague and discovers the famous astronomical clock has mysteriously stopped working,... Audio
- Der Spiegel zerbricht Polly arrives at Bolivia's salt flats where she discovers lithium mining is contaminating ancient salt... Audio
- Die Geheime Mission Polly arrives at Bolivia's salt flats where she discovers lithium mining is contaminating ancient salt... Audio
- Die Nacht der Sternschnuppen Polly arrives at Bolivia's salt flats where she discovers lithium mining is contaminating the ancient salt... Audio
- Das Geheimnis der Salzpyramide Polly arrives at Bolivia's Salar de Uyuni where she meets Joaquín, a guide torn between tradition and... Audio
- Wo der Himmel die Erde berührt Polly arrives at Bolivia's Salar de Uyuni salt flats where she meets Joaquín, a veteran guide facing a... Audio
- Das Lied des Berges Polly helps Kaspar Brunner discover his musician's dystonia enables revolutionary echo-based alpine music,... Audio
- Der Klang der Stille Polly helps Kaspar Brunner discover that his musician's dystonia enables him to create revolutionary music... Audio
- Bergmusik-Wettstreit Polly meets Emma Hartley, a researcher studying alpine acoustics, who helps Kaspar discover his musician's... Audio
- Das Gebrochene Echo Polly meets Emma Hartley, a British doctoral student studying alpine acoustics, who suggests that Kaspar's... Audio
- Der bittere Geschmack des Verrats Polly's investigation reveals that Valentina is an undercover agent pursuing counterfeiters who've been... Audio
- Flüstern im Nebel Polly arrives at Mount Rigi in Switzerland and meets Kaspar Brunner, an accomplished alphorn player... Audio
- Die Echokammer Polly meets Emma Hartley, a British doctoral student studying alpine acoustics, who suggests that Kaspar's... Audio
- Polly sagt Adiós zu Buenos Aires Polly, a curious parrot, visits Buenos Aires and helps transform a rivalry at a tango festival into a... Audio
- Polly und der Tanz der Einheit Polly and her companions face an unexpected challenge when a rival group claims to host the true tango... Audio
- Der Überraschungswettbewerb Polly, Diego, and Isabel face an unexpected challenge when a rival group claims to host the true tango... Audio
- Pollys Wichtiger Flug Polly the parrot helps Diego and Isabel counteract misinformation threatening a tango festival in Buenos... Audio
- Das Tango-Geheimnis Polly the parrot joins Diego and Isabel in Buenos Aires, where they learn of a potential plot to disrupt a... Audio
- Eine Überraschende Begegnung in La Boca Polly the parrot, exploring Buenos Aires, meets Isabel, a talented artist in La Boca, who is capturing the... Audio
- Polly und die Tangomusik von Buenos Aires Polly the parrot arrives in Buenos Aires and meets Diego, a tango musician preparing for a local festival.... Audio
- Die Verfolgung auf der Pont des Arts In Paris, Polly the parrot and Isabelle solve the mystery of a missing painting by confronting a mysterious... Audio
- Das Geheimnis des verschwundenen Gemäldes In Paris, Polly the parrot and Isabelle, a writer, meet Monsieur Dupont, an elderly artist, whose painting... Audio
- Das Geheimnis an der Seine Polly and Isabelle embark on a walk along the Seine, where they meet Monsieur Dupont, an elderly artist.... Audio
- Polly kommt in Paris an Polly the parrot arrives in Paris, the City of Light, and lands in a charming café in Le Marais. There, she... Audio
- Die Geheimnisse von Marrakesch Polly the parrot and Fatima, guided by a mysterious map, explore the hidden depths of Marrakech, uncovering... Audio
- Die Überraschung des geheimen Marktes Polly and Fatima, guided by a mysterious map, uncover a hidden courtyard and a secret market in Marrakech.... Audio
- Eine Überraschung im Labyrinth Polly and Fatima, guided by a mysterious map, uncover a hidden courtyard in Marrakech. As they continue... Audio
- Eine Zufällige Begegnung Polly the parrot, alongside Fatima, continues to explore Marrakech, where they encounter an elderly... Audio
- Polly in den magischen Straßen von Marrakesch Polly the parrot arrives in Marrakech, where she meets Fatima, a traveler trying to navigate the city's... Audio
- Sterne und Geschichten Polly and Amir reflect on their adventure under the stars, cherishing the lessons learned and the deepened... Audio
- Geheimnisse des Grabmals Inside the lost tomb, Polly and Amir discover a chamber filled with ancient treasures. However, the tomb is... Audio
- Der Trick der Wüste Despite initial frustration, Polly and Amir manage to find the hidden entrance to the lost tomb as night... Audio
- Das Geheimnis der magischen Maske In Venice, Polly the parrot and historian Isabella continue their quest to uncover a legendary document.... Audio
- Polly kommt in Marrakesch an Polly arrives in the vibrant city of Marrakech, soaking in the sensory-rich atmosphere of Jemaa el-Fnaa and... Audio
- Polly und die geheimnisvolle Karte Polly the parrot visits an Italian village and helps a boy named Luca understand an old treasure map. They... Audio
- Polly und das Geheimnis des Echo-Canyons Polly the parrot, exploring the American Southwest, discovers a mysterious echo in Echoing Canyon that... Audio
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- Die Schlucht unter dem Meer Flying over glassy water, Polly discovers the secret engine of Nazaré: the largest underwater canyon in... Audio
- Zwei Arten, die niemand benannt hatte, entdeckt an einer Felswand Scientists in Montenegro have described two snail species new to science, found on limestone cliffs in a... Audio
- Die Garnele mit einer Sonne in ihrer Schere A small ocean shrimp snaps its claw so violently that it produces a flash of heat nearly as hot as the... Audio
- Der Krieg, den Australien gegen Emus verlor In nineteen thirty-two the Australian military was deployed against emus devastating the wheat crop in... Audio
- Schimpansen haben, wie sich zeigt, einen Akzent A new study of more than eleven thousand recorded calls finds that young chimpanzees in different parts of... Audio
- Die Bank, die gegen Käse Kredite vergibt An Italian bank stores and ages more than half a million wheels of Parmigiano Reggiano, accepted as... Audio
- Warum deine Karte bis zum Mittagessen falsch läge Satellites tick at a different rate than clocks on the ground, and without a deliberate correction your... Audio
- Das Leuchten, das deine Haut unablässig aussendet Human skin gives off a faint light around the clock, invisible to the eye, as a Japanese team confirmed by... Audio
- Was deine Worte wirklich über einen Ozean trägt Almost everything sent between continents travels not through satellites but through cables lying on the... Audio
- Das Hotel, das im Schlaf Grenzen überquert On a European night train, a traveller falls asleep in one country and wakes in another, with the Alps... Audio
- Der Fluss, den Seoul ein halbes Jahrhundert lang verborgen hielt Seoul spent decades entombing a river beneath a highway, then reversed course and dug it back into the... Audio
- Was der Sonntag noch immer verlangt An adult granddaughter returns home for Sunday paella and discovers that her octogenarian grandfather's... Audio
- Die Stadt, die in einem einzigen Gebäude lebt Almost the entire population of Whittier, Alaska lives inside a single fourteen storey building, reached... Audio
- Das Schloss, das sein König kaum noch erlebte Bavaria's King Ludwig the Second poured a fortune into a fairy tale castle he would inhabit for barely a... Audio
- Zu Fuß über den Meeresboden Twice each day, the tide withdraws for kilometres along the Wattenmeer coast, inviting walkers onto the... Audio
- Dein Handy ist nicht tot. Es ist nur kalt. A phone that shows forty percent battery and then dies the moment you step into the cold has not run out of... Audio
- Zehn Kilometer in der Höhe Passenger jets cruise about ten kilometres up not for the view but because that is where thin air starts... Audio
- Honig, der Weltreiche überdauert hat Honey sealed inside Egyptian tombs thousands of years ago remains perfectly edible today, and the reason... Audio
- Der Oktopus, der sein Schloss knackte An octopus named Inky vanished from a New Zealand aquarium overnight, and the ingenious route he took to... Audio
- Der Wal, der fünfzehntausend Kilometer zurücklegte Polly learns about two humpback whales who swam 14,000+ km from Australia to Brazil, breaking the world... Audio
- Das unvergessliche Rennen Polly the parrot joins the Midnight Sun Marathon in Tromsø, where runners mysteriously vanish into a WWII... Audio
- Die Öffnung der Kuppel Polly watches the dome of UT1, one of the four 8.2-metre telescopes of the Very Large Telescope at Paranal,... Audio
- Die Überquerung des Urals Polly crosses the Ural Mountains, the geographic boundary between Europe and Asia, on the third day of the... Audio
- Jaroslawler Bahnhof Polly boards the Rossiya, the flagship train of the Trans-Siberian Railway, at Moscow's Yaroslavsky... Audio
- Der Sturzflug des Wanderfalken Polly tries to copy a peregrine falcon's dive after seeing one launch from El Capitan, learning about the... Audio
- Resonanz und Widerstand Polly meets Emma Hartley, a researcher studying alpine acoustics, who helps Kaspar discover his musician's... Audio
- Das Zerbrochene Echo Polly meets Emma Hartley, a British doctoral student studying alpine acoustics, who suggests that Kaspar's... Audio
- Pollys Abschied von Buenos Aires Polly, a curious parrot, visits Buenos Aires and helps transform a rivalry at a tango festival into a... Audio
- Polly und die Melodie der Einheit Polly and her companions face an unexpected challenge when a rival group claims to host the true tango... Audio
- Die Unerwartete Rivalität Polly, Diego, and Isabel face an unexpected challenge when a rival group claims to host the true tango... Audio
- Pollys Strategischer Flug Polly the parrot helps Diego and Isabel counteract misinformation threatening a tango festival in Buenos... Audio
- Das Tango-Rätsel Polly the parrot joins Diego and Isabel in Buenos Aires, where they learn of a potential plot to disrupt a... Audio
- Ein Wirbelwind-Erlebnis in La Boca Polly the parrot, exploring Buenos Aires, meets Isabel, a talented artist in La Boca, who is capturing the... Audio
- Polly und die Tango-Rhythmen von Buenos Aires Polly the parrot arrives in Buenos Aires and meets Diego, a tango musician preparing for a local festival.... Audio
- Der Abschied in der Stadt des Lichts In Paris, Polly helps Isabelle solve the mystery of a missing painting and returns it to the artist. They... Audio
- Der Tanz der Entdeckung In Paris, Polly helps Isabelle solve the mystery of a missing painting and returns it to the artist. They... Audio
- Die unerwartete Wendung in Montmartre In Paris, Polly the parrot and Isabelle solve the mystery of a missing painting. Returning it to the... Audio
- Die Verfolgung über die Pont des Arts In Paris, Polly the parrot and Isabelle solve the mystery of a missing painting by confronting a mysterious... Audio
- Das Rätsel des verschwundenen Gemäldes In Paris, Polly the parrot and Isabelle, a writer, meet Monsieur Dupont, an elderly artist, whose painting... Audio
- Das Geheimnis der Seine Polly and Isabelle embark on a walk along the Seine, where they meet Monsieur Dupont, an elderly artist.... Audio
- Polly landet in der Stadt des Lichts Polly the parrot arrives in Paris, the City of Light, and lands in a charming café in Le Marais. There, she... Audio
- Die Geheimnisse von Marrakesch enthüllt Polly the parrot and Fatima, guided by a mysterious map, explore the hidden depths of Marrakech, uncovering... Audio
- Die Offenbarung des verborgenen Marktes Polly and Fatima, guided by a mysterious map, uncover a hidden courtyard and a secret market in Marrakech.... Audio
- Eine Wendung im Labyrinth Polly and Fatima, guided by a mysterious map, uncover a hidden courtyard in Marrakech. As they continue... Audio
- Das Geheimnis des Flüsternden Brunnens Polly and Fatima, guided by a mysterious map, uncover a hidden courtyard in Marrakech. They decipher an... Audio
- Die geheimnisvolle Karte und die verborgene Tür Polly and Fatima, following a mysterious map, discover a hidden courtyard in Marrakech. They uncover an... Audio
- Eine Glückliche Begegnung Polly the parrot, alongside Fatima, continues to explore Marrakech, where they encounter an elderly... Audio
- Polly in den bezaubernden Straßen von Marrakesch Polly the parrot arrives in Marrakech, where she meets Fatima, a traveler trying to navigate the city's... Audio
- Reflexionen unter den Sternen Polly and Amir reflect on their adventure under the stars, cherishing the lessons learned and the deepened... Audio
- Geheimnisse der Grabkammer Inside the lost tomb, Polly and Amir discover a chamber filled with ancient treasures. However, the tomb is... Audio
- Die Täuschung der Wüste Despite initial frustration, Polly and Amir manage to find the hidden entrance to the lost tomb as night... Audio
- In die Wüste Polly and Amir journey into the desert, guided by the clues from the box, to find the entrance to a lost... Audio
- Das Rätsel der verzauberten Maske In Venice, Polly the parrot and historian Isabella continue their quest to uncover a legendary document.... Audio
- Ein Geheimnisvolles Manuskript Polly, a curious parrot, arrives in Venice and notices a young woman named Isabella, who holds a mysterious... Audio
- Pollys Venezianische Reise Polly, the curious parrot, arrives in Venice, a city of canals and rich history. As she takes in the sights... Audio
- Abschied von Marrakesch Polly says goodbye to Marrakech, having helped uncover a treasure that preserves the city's history, and... Audio
- Das Geheimnis Enthüllt Polly and her friends solve a riddle that leads them to a hidden key, unlocking the treasure chamber and... Audio
- Ein Wettlauf gegen die Zeit Polly, Leila, and Omar team up to find the treasure, racing through Marrakech as obstacles arise, including... Audio
- Begegnung mit dem Geschichtenerzähler Polly meets Adil, a storyteller in Marrakech, and learns about the tale of the lost treasure of Sultan... Audio
- Ankunft in der Roten Stadt Polly arrives in the vibrant city of Marrakech, soaking in the sensory-rich atmosphere of Jemaa el-Fnaa and... Audio
- Polly und die Sprache der Alten Polly, the curious parrot, delves into the mystery of Echoing Canyon's cryptic echoes. Guided by local... Audio
- Polly und das Rätsel des Echo-Canyons Polly the parrot, exploring the American Southwest, discovers a mysterious echo in Echoing Canyon that... Audio