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Longer stories about daily life, past and future.
- वह जानवर जो घन बनाता है Wombats make cube shaped poop, and now we know why. Audio
- यह चिड़िया उड़ते हुए सोती है Frigatebirds fly for many days and sleep only a little. Audio
- वह लंच जो पूरा देश खाता है In the Dominican Republic, everyone eats the same lunch at the same time. Audio
- ज्वालामुखी में पका खाना In the Azores, people cook food inside a hot volcano. Audio
- आख़िरी ट्रेन Tomas misses the last train in Tokyo and sleeps in a tiny room. Audio
- खाली कप On his first day, Pedro drinks from a cup that is not his. Audio
- नंबर सैंतालीस Carla waits a long time at the clinic for a small cut. Audio
- लिस्बन में खो गई Sofía gets lost in Lisbon and a woman helps her with a map. Audio
- बालकनी वाला कमरा Marcos gets a hotel room with a nice balcony. Audio
- एक के लिए मेज़ Mia eats alone in a small restaurant, and the waiter helps her choose. Audio
- वह मसाला जो कभी सोने जितना महँगा था Saffron comes from tiny flower threads picked by hand, and for most of history a pound of it cost about the... Audio
- वह झील जो हर गर्मी में गायब हो जाती है In Slovenia, a huge lake fills a valley in winter and then vanishes underground every summer, leaving... Audio
- मेरे घर के पास का पार्क A squirrel describes the small park next to its tree: the pigeons by the benches, Mr. Badger and his bread,... Audio
- वह शहर जो आइसक्रीम पर सोना लगाता है Kanazawa in Japan makes almost all of the country's gold leaf, and wraps whole sheets of it around soft ice... Audio
- वह उड़ान जो नब्बे सेकंड चलती है A tiny plane hops between two Orkney islands in Scotland on the shortest scheduled flight in the world. Audio
- चिल्लाओ, नहीं तो अपना स्टॉप छूट जाएगा A shared minibus with no bell and no screen, where the only way off is to say so out loud, early and twice. Audio
- वह लंच जो कभी खत्म नहीं होता In Spain, the best part of lunch starts when the food is finished. It even has its own name. Audio
- इटली में कभी लाते मत मँगाना In Italy, the word latte does not mean coffee. One small word can bring you a big surprise. Audio
- कॉफ़ी कहाँ से आती है Coffee begins as a red fruit on a green plant and travels far before it fills a cup. Audio
- रात की रेलगाड़ी में सोना Night trains in Europe carry travelers between cities while they sleep in cozy beds. Audio
- मधुमक्खियाँ शहद कैसे बनाती हैं Honeybees turn sweet flower nectar into golden honey through hard teamwork in the hive. Audio
- रेशम का लंबा रास्ता The Silk Road was a famous trade route that linked China with Europe for many centuries. Audio
- अमेज़न, सबसे बड़ी नदी The Amazon is the river that carries the most water in the world. Audio
- ऑक्टोपस और उसके तीन दिल The octopus is a clever sea animal with three hearts and blue blood. Audio
- समुद्र के नीचे की तारें Long cables under the ocean carry almost all of the information that travels between countries. Audio
- मैराथन नाम की लंबी दौड़ The marathon is a very long running race with a curious and surprising history. Audio
- गाँव में सबसे पहली रोशनी While the whole village sleeps, one window glows: the baker lights the oven so fresh bread will be ready by... Audio
- घड़ी में रहने वाली छोटी चिड़िया In Germany's Black Forest, carved wooden cuckoo clocks call out every hour while children wait and laugh. Audio
- वह कस्बा जहाँ मरना मना था When a small Italian town ran out of space in its cemetery, the mayor signed an order telling people not to... Audio
- वह बिल्ली जो बस में चढ़ती है Every morning a cat climbs onto the same city bus, watches the streets go by, and gets off at his own stop. Audio
- वह मछली जो झरने चढ़ती है In Hawaii, a fish smaller than your finger climbs up waterfalls taller than buildings, using its mouth as a... Audio
- भाप और छोटी थालियाँ A first night at a Taipei night market, where pointing, smiling, and one brave question buy a very good... Audio
- ज़ोर से सुड़कना यहाँ शिष्टाचार है In Japan, slurping your noodles loudly is not rude, it is a sign that you are enjoying the meal. Audio
- वह झरना जो ऊपर की तरफ़ गिरता है On very windy days, strong gusts can blow a Norwegian waterfall's spray back up into the sky. Audio
- पत्थरों का घेरा और सुबह की नाव The Ring of Brodgar at dusk, then the small practical business of leaving an island, done in four sentences... Audio
- नब्बे दिन वाला अनाज In a bar in Kirkwall, a flat dark bannock turns out to be the reason the islands were farmable at all. Audio
- चट्टानों पर जमघट Grey seals are hauling out on the low rocks before the pupping season, and the questions Polly has been... Audio
- जो कुछ पास था, उसी से बनाया On Lamb Holm, two army huts hold a chapel that prisoners of war made out of scrap, and the only honest... Audio
- तूफ़ान के नीचे का गाँव At the Bay of Skaill, a guide with a carrying voice explains a village that a storm returned to the light... Audio
- आग के पास वाली कुर्सी A guesthouse above the harbour, an argument about what counts as a quiet room, and a chair whose whole... Audio
- नाव किनारे लगती है Polly lands at Stromness off the morning boat and works out, one question at a time, how a place with no... Audio
- गुलाबी रंग होता ही नहीं Pink has no wavelength of its own; it is a color the brain invents when the eyes see red and blue light... Audio
- तुम अभी इसी वक़्त चमक रहे हो The human body constantly emits an extremely faint light, invisible to the eye but detectable with a... Audio
- उसके पीछे कोहरा बंद हो जाता है On her last afternoon, Polly flies high over the island before fog rolls in and hides it behind her. Audio
- ज्वालामुखी से जुड़ा एक गाँव Polly learns that the same volcano heat that cooked lunch also warms a big public pool and heats homes in... Audio
- भोर में ज़मीन के नीचे दबाया गया रात का खाना Polly watches a cook bury pots of food in the ground, where the volcano's heat cooks dinner with no fire. Audio
- एक क्रेटर, दो रंग Polly finds a huge old crater with two lakes, one blue and one green, joined together under a strip of land. Audio
- वह चिड़िया जिसे दो बार खोया हुआ मान लिया गया Polly looks for the priolo, a tiny grey and pink bird that lives only in one forest and was once thought to... Audio
- यूरोप के आख़िरी दो बाग़ Polly finds one of the only two tea farms left in Europe, started after the island's orange trees died. Audio
- नौ द्वीप, तीन प्लेटें Polly arrives over São Miguel, the biggest of the nine Azores islands, made of black rock, green fields,... Audio
- पॉली बस में Polly's first bus ride: does this bus go downtown, one ticket, how much, where do I get off, next stop,... Audio
- पॉली और लाइब्रेरी का रास्ता Polly is lost on the way to the library and asks an owl for directions: excuse me, where is it, is it far,... Audio
- पॉली और एक कप कॉफ़ी Polly's first cafe order: good afternoon, a coffee with milk, do you have churros, the check please, how... Audio
- पॉली बाज़ार में Berta takes Polly to the market. Polly buys fruit for the first time: what is this, two apples, how much, a... Audio
- पॉली और नई पड़ोसन Polly moves to a new street and meets Berta the bear. First greetings: hello, your name, nice to meet you,... Audio
- व्लादिवोस्तोक Polly arrives in Vladivostok and flies off over the Pacific Ocean. Audio
- अमूर Polly reaches the Amur River and meets a rare crane on the sixth day of the Trans-Siberian. Audio
- बैकाल झील Polly spends a day on the train along Lake Baikal, the deepest and oldest lake on Earth. Audio
- समय क्षेत्र Polly explores the dining car and learns that the train uses one time zone across all of Russia. Audio
- उरल्स को पार करते हुए Polly crosses the Ural Mountains, the line between Europe and Asia, on the Trans-Siberian train. Audio
- बर्च के जंगल Polly watches Russian birch forests from the Trans-Siberian train and learns that forty percent of Russia... Audio
- यारोस्लावस्की स्टेशन Polly boards the Trans-Siberian train at Moscow and begins her seven-day journey to Vladivostok. Audio
- पास्ता को अलविदा Polly says goodbye to Pasta the octopus and flies out of Naples. Audio
- स्वयं का संपादक Polly learns that octopuses can change their own nervous systems by editing RNA in real time. Audio
- पिज़्ज़ा और लंबा लंच Polly has lunch with Chiara at a Neapolitan pizzeria and learns about traditional Neapolitan pizza. Audio
- देखने वाली त्वचा Polly learns that octopus skin can sense colours even though octopus eyes cannot. Audio
- सोचने वाला शरीर Polly watches an octopus solve a maze with two arms working independently. Audio
- नेपल्स की खाड़ी Polly arrives in Naples and meets a giant Pacific octopus at the world's oldest marine biology institute. Audio
- घाटी को छोड़ते हुए Polly says goodbye to Ranger Tomas and flies west out of Yosemite. Audio
- ग्लेशियर पॉइंट से आकाशगंगा Polly watches the Milky Way at Glacier Point and looks through a telescope at the centre of our galaxy. Audio
- आधा गुंबद Polly flies up Half Dome on warm air with a flock of swifts, sees the summit, then glides back down. Audio
- डाइविंग फाल्कन Polly tries to copy a peregrine falcon's dive, learning what makes the falcon the fastest animal in the world. Audio
- सिकोइया Polly visits a giant sequoia nearly 3,000 years old and learns about its fireproof bark. Audio
- रेन्जर टोमस के साथ सवारी Polly spends the morning in Ranger Tomas's truck, learning about bear feeding and peregrine falcon nests. Audio
- घाटी के ऊपर Polly flies into Yosemite Valley, watches climbers on El Capitan, and rides the shuttle bus at dusk. Audio
- दालचीनी की खुशबू A new neighbor leaves a small surprise outside her door. Audio
- दो किलो धैर्य A first trip to the local market with a vendor who refuses to let her leave with the wrong tomatoes. Audio