The Nature of Things

Season 50

The Nature of Things is a Canadian television series of documentary programs. It debuted on CBC Television on November 6, 1960. Many of the programs document nature and the effect that humans have on it. The program was one of the first to explore environmental issues, such as clear-cut logging.

The series is named after an epic poem by Roman philosopher Lucretius: "Dē Rērum Nātūrā" — On the Nature of Things.

Where to Watch The Nature of Things • Season 50

18 Episodes

  • Aliens of the Deep Sea
    E1
    Aliens of the Deep SeaThe octopus is a close cousin of the oyster and snail. And yet, even by human standards the multi-limbed creature is considered highly intelligent. From Spain to Vancouver Island to Capri, Italy, scientists are testing the brain-power of the mysterious and mythic octopus.
  • Changing Your Mind
    E2
    Changing Your MindOnce thought to be incapable of fundamental change, our growing awareness of the adult brain's capacity for neuroplasticity is opening new doors to treatments for diseases and disorders once thought incurable.
  • For the Love of Elephants
    E3
    For the Love of ElephantsAn intimate look at the bond that is formed between humans and baby orphaned elephants at the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust rehabilitation centre just outside of Nairobi, Kenya.
  • Geologic Journey 2: Tectonic Europe
    E4
    Geologic Journey 2: Tectonic EuropeTraverse the Eurasian plate across Europe — from Iceland, where new land is formed - to the Alps, where old land is destroyed.
  • Geologic Journey 2: Along the African Rift
    E5
    Geologic Journey 2: Along the African RiftFor millions of years the East African Rift has been widening at the seams, tearing the African plate in two.
  • Geologic Journey 2: The Western Pacific Rim
    E6
    Geologic Journey 2: The Western Pacific RimFocusing on the Asia-Pacific side of The Pacific Rim of Fire, which stands as a living testament to the beauty and danger that powerful geologic forces can deliver. The Pacific Rim is home to half of the world's active volcanoes and ninety percent of the world's earthquakes, yet nearly 800 million people continue to live within its violent edge.
  • Geologic Journey 2: The Pacific Rim: Americas
    E7
    Geologic Journey 2: The Pacific Rim: AmericasNick Eyles continues to explore the Pacific Rim, this time looking at the west coast of North America.
  • Geologic Journey 2: The Collision Zone: Asia
    E8
    Geologic Journey 2: The Collision Zone: AsiaThe fiery unpredictability of Indonesia’s volcanoes at one end, the massive Himalayas at the other and millions of years of tectonic tension in between. The collision zone of the old world is about to be the hub of the new. India, the Himalayas and the island arc of Indonesia - these lands will form the centre of the world’s next supercontinent.
  • When North Goes South
    E9
    When North Goes SouthLearning and discussing the consequences of magnetic pole inversion.
  • Code Breakers
    E10
    Code BreakersWho were the first peoples of North America? Anthropologist Niobe Thompson embarks on a voyage of scientific discovery, using the latest in DNA analysis techniques to unlock the secrets behind humanity's earliest appearance in the Americas.
  • Tipping Point: The Age of the Oil Sands
    E11
    Tipping Point: The Age of the Oil SandsTipping Point: The Age of the Oil Sands is a two-hour visual tour de force, taking viewers inside the David and Goliath struggle playing out within one of the most compelling environmental issues of our time
  • The Last Grizzly
    E12
    The Last GrizzlyFilmmaker Jeff Turner documents grizzly bears in the Northern Cascades of British Columbia.
  • Return of the Prairie Bandit
    E13
    Return of the Prairie BanditRevisiting the 2009 release of nearly extinct black-footed ferrets in Saskatchewan to see what happened.
  • Raccoon Nation
    E14
    Raccoon NationIs your garbage can making raccoons smarter? Stunning footage shot in the deep, dark of night combines with groundbreaking research in this fascinating documentary to explore the remarkable ways that city life is changing raccoons.
  • The Real Avatar
    E15
    The Real AvatarIn James Cameron's film, Avatar, an alien tribe on the distant planet of Pandora fights the human invaders bent on mining their forest home. Instead of Pandora, think Peru.
  • Force of Nature: The David Suzuki Movie
    E16
    Force of Nature: The David Suzuki MovieDavid Suzuki, scientist, educator, broadcaster and activist, delivers what he describes as 'a last lecture' interwoven with scenes from his life and lifetime – the major social, scientific, cultural and political events of the past 70 years.
  • Save My Lake
    E17
    Save My LakeSave My Lake is a TV documentary episode.
  • 50 Years of the Nature of Things
    E18
    50 Years of the Nature of ThingsA celebration of half a century of a landmark science and natural history series, and an unrivaled Canadian institution.

 

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