C1 · Stretch yourself
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- Zeitzonen Polly explores the dining car on the fourth day of the Trans-Siberian and learns that the whole train runs... ? Quiz included Audio
- Geh flussaufwärts, und du findest ihn The blue stone did not come from the sea. Polly follows the river up into the mountains, the way two men... Audio
- Die Straße ohne Platz Polly reaches the southwest corner of the Dominican Republic, where the mountains push the road against the... Audio
- Acht Kilometer Leere At the far southwest tip of the country there is a bay with nothing built on it, and then it is time to fly... Audio
- Der See, der unter dem Meer liegt Inland from Barahona lies the largest lake in the Caribbean, saltier than the ocean, in a valley lower than... Audio
- Ein Hügel voller Löcher Above one village the mountain is worked entirely by hand, because the only machine that could get the blue... Audio
- Krokodile im Salzwasser The salt lake holds the largest gathering of American crocodiles in the Caribbean, an island of rare... Audio
- Wasser, das hart wurde In the workshops of Barahona the rough rock is opened, and inside is a blue that exists in exactly one... Audio
- Sieben Röcke und Silberfische Polly rides the old funicular down to town, where gull ladies in seven layered skirts dry silver fish in... Audio
- Der Ritter und der Hirsch In a tiny tiled chapel on the clifftop, Polly reads the eight-hundred-year-old legend of a rider saved at... Audio
- Die Schlucht unter dem Meer Flying over glassy water, Polly discovers the secret engine of Nazaré: the largest underwater canyon in... Audio
- Die rote Laterne Polly lands on the squat red lighthouse of Nazaré, where an old albatross with a spyglass warns her that... 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
- Ein Café, zwei Länder In the Belgian Dutch town of Baarle, the international border runs straight through streets, houses, and... 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
- Was das Feuer nie genommen hat Polly makes one last high pass over Kanazawa, waits out the rain that comes off the Sea of Japan almost... Audio
- Laternen in einer arbeitenden Straße In Higashi Chaya, Polly finds a lantern-lit street of wooden teahouses that is still a working... Audio
- Die Küche im ersten Licht Before dawn at Omicho market, Polly watches fish laid out on ice in a market three hundred years old, and... Audio
- Geschlagen, bis es fast nicht mehr da ist In a gold leaf workshop, Polly learns that Kanazawa makes almost all of Japan's gold leaf, and that a piece... Audio
- Sechs Dinge, die ein Garten sein soll In Kenrokuen, Polly watches koi turn under a famous pond and learns how gardeners rig great cones of rope... Audio
- Weiße Dächer und lange Mauern At Kanazawa Castle, Polly walks ramparts built by the richest lords in Japan and finds roofs tiled in lead,... Audio
- Die Stadt, die verschont blieb Polly arrives in Kanazawa, a city held between the Sea of Japan and the mountains, and finds an old wooden... Audio
- Der Kreis und das Morgenschiff On her last evening, Polly finds an ancient stone circle raised over four thousand years ago and sits... Audio
- Das Korn der neunzig Tage At an old water mill, Polly learns how an ancient, fast-ripening barley became Orkney's daily bread and its... Audio
- Die Versammlung auf den Schären At a small chapel built by prisoners of war from two metal huts, an islander tells Polly how the most... Audio
- Gebaut aus dem, was sie hatten Polly finds one of the world's most important grey seal breeding grounds gathering on Orkney's skerries... Audio
- Das Dorf unter dem Sturm In a harbourside workshop, Polly watches the straw-backed Orkney chair take shape, a design born entirely... Audio
- Der Stuhl am Feuer A storm-uncovered mound turns out to be a five-thousand-year-old stone village, older than Stonehenge and... Audio
- Das Morgenschiff kommt an Polly arrives over a windswept, treeless archipelago and learns that beneath its ordinary green fields lie... Audio
- Der Nebel schließt sich hinter ihr On her last afternoon, Polly climbs high over the whole island one more time before fog rolls in from the... Audio
- Ein Dorf, verkabelt mit einem Vulkan Walking through the village, Polly finds the same underground heat that cooked lunch also fills a giant... Audio
- Abendessen, im Morgengrauen vergraben Beside a steaming lake, Polly watches a cook lower sealed pots into holes heated only by the volcano below,... Audio
- Ein Krater, zwei Farben Polly finds an ancient volcanic crater holding two lakes side by side, one blue and one green, joined... Audio
- Der Vogel, den man zweimal verloren gab Deep in an old laurel forest, Polly searches for the priolo, a tiny grey and pink bird found nowhere else... Audio
- Die letzten zwei Gärten Europas Polly lands on a terraced hillside where one of only two working tea plantations left in Europe still uses... Audio
- Neun Inseln, drei Platten Polly arrives over São Miguel, the largest of the nine Azores islands, and finds a coastline of black... Audio
- Abschied im ersten Licht Polly says goodbye to Berta on the watchtower at dawn and lets the river lead her out of Albarracín. Audio
- Der Hirte am Tor At dawn a flock of sheep pours through the old town gate, and Polly joins the shepherd, his mastiff and the... Audio
- Der Fluss, der die Stadt umkreist Polly spends a slow day down on the Guadalaviar, the river that wraps the town like a moat, and shares dusk... Audio
- Die gemalten Tiere der roten Felsen In the pine forest of red stone outside town, Polly finds paintings of animals made by human hands... Audio
- Die Mauer, die den Berg hinaufklettert Polly climbs the great wall above the town to a square stone watchtower and learns who built it more than a... Audio
- Berta und die schiefen Häuser An old stone marten who lives inside the town walls shows Polly the crooked lanes of Albarracín, including... Audio
- Die Stadt im Arm des Flusses Polly follows a looping river into the hills of eastern Spain and finds Albarracín, a pink town stacked... Audio
- Polly fährt mit dem Bus One nervous first ride, a capybara who has seen it all, and the exact moment a new neighborhood starts... Audio
- Polly fragt nach dem Weg Twenty minutes of proud wandering, one patient owl, and the discovery that a single question is worth more... Audio
- Polly bestellt einen Kaffee A rainy afternoon pushes Polly into the corner cafe, where a badger with a bow tie, a first coffee order,... Audio
- Polly auf dem Markt Berta keeps her promise and walks Polly through the Saturday market, where a spiky fruit, a chatty goat,... Audio
- Polly trifft jemanden On moving day, Polly meets Berta the bear watering her geraniums, and a chat over the fence turns into a... Audio
- Die Naht der Welt Polly arrives over Iceland and finds the secret under the whole island: it sits on a giant crack where two... 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
- Der Druckabfall Polly arrives at the research vessel Pressure Drop in the western Pacific, where the deep-sea submersible... Audio
- Das unvergessliche Rennen Polly the parrot joins the Midnight Sun Marathon in Tromsø, where runners mysteriously vanish into a WWII... Audio
- Sonnenaufgang auf dem Cerro Paranal Polly verabschiedet sich von Camila beim Sonnenaufgang auf dem Cerro Paranal und fliegt nach Osten über die... Audio
- Eine Galaxie sehen Polly beobachtet eine Beobachtung von NGC 1068, einem aktiven galaktischen Kern siebenundvierzig Millionen... Audio
- Die Vögel, die hier leben Polly erkundet die kleine Fauna der Atacama: den Nebelkäfer, der Kondenswasser trinkt, den Gecko, der... Audio
- Tagsüber am Trockensten Ort Polly macht eine Tagesfahrt in die Atacama mit Diego Castro, dem Standortingenieur, und lernt über... Audio
- Fünfhundert Lichtjahre Polly beobachtet einen Exoplaneten-Transit, der misst, welche Gase in der Atmosphäre eines Planeten 63... 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
- Den Trockensten Ort Erklimmen Polly arrives at ESO's Paranal Observatory in the Atacama, the driest place on Earth, where four enormous... Audio
- Wladiwostok Polly arrives in Vladivostok at the end of the Trans-Siberian's 9,289 kilometres, stretches her wings, and... Audio
- Der Amur Polly reaches the Russian Far East on the sixth day of the Trans-Siberian, sees the Amur River bordering... Audio
- Der Baikalsee Polly spends the fifth day of the Trans-Siberian running along Lake Baikal, the deepest, oldest, and... Audio
- Die Überquerung des Urals Polly crosses the Ural Mountains, the geographic boundary between Europe and Asia, on the third day of the... Audio
- Die Birkenwälder Polly wakes up on the second morning of the Trans-Siberian crossing the birch forests of European Russia.... Audio
- Jaroslawler Bahnhof Polly boards the Rossiya, the flagship train of the Trans-Siberian Railway, at Moscow's Yaroslavsky... Audio
- Abschied von Pasta Polly says goodbye to Pasta the octopus, who presses one arm against the glass exactly opposite where... Audio
- Der Editor seiner selbst Polly learns that octopuses edit their own RNA in real time, tuning their nervous systems to their... Audio
- Pizza und die lange Mittagspause Polly takes the long lunch with Chiara at a Neapolitan pizzeria, learning the protected rules behind... Audio
- Die Haut, die sieht Polly watches Pasta find food under a coloured plate even though octopuses are colour-blind through their... Audio
- Der Körper, der denkt Polly watches Pasta solve an acrylic maze using two arms independently. She learns that two-thirds of an... Audio
- Das Glas Polly watches a giant Pacific octopus named Pasta open a screw-top jar to retrieve a live crab. She learns... Audio
- Die Bucht von Neapel Polly arrives in Naples and is welcomed into the Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, the world's oldest marine... Audio
- Das Tal Verlassen Polly says goodbye to Ranger Tomas at the visitor centre and lifts off west out of Yosemite, leaving behind... Audio
- Die Milchstraße über Glacier Point Polly watches sunset from Glacier Point and stays for the Milky Way, looking through a park astronomer's... Audio
- Half Dome Polly climbs the 1,500-metre north face of Half Dome on rising thermals with a flock of white-throated... 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
- Die Mammutbäume Polly visits Mariposa Grove and climbs into the canopy of the Grizzly Giant, a giant sequoia nearly 3,000... Audio
- Mit Ranger Tomas unterwegs Polly rides shotgun with Ranger Tomas Rodriguez through Yosemite for a morning, learning how rangers... Audio
- Über dem Tal Polly arrives at Yosemite Valley from the air, taking in the U-shaped glacial geology, El Capitan with... 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