The Nature of Things

Season 62

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 62

13 Episodes

  • Last of the Right Whales
    E1
    Last of the Right WhalesNorth Atlantic right whales are on the brink of extinction. Follow the fight to save them.
  • Rat City
    E2
    Rat CityRemarkable superpowers make rats the evolutionary heroes of the animal kingdom.
  • Science & Cannabis
    E3
    Science & CannabisIs cannabis a medical cure-all or snake oil? Scientists distinguish the medicine from the myths.
  • Secret Agents Of The Underground Railroad
    E4
    Secret Agents Of The Underground RailroadHow staff at a luxury hotel in Niagara Falls, NY helped ferry enslaved people to freedom.
  • Walking With Ancients
    E5
    Walking With AncientsNew archaeological discoveries are challenging our understanding of when the first people arrived in North America, rewriting the human story.
  • Apocalypse Plan B
    E6
    Apocalypse Plan BSome scientists are proposing radical ways to cool our warming planet – but others say it’s time to restore nature on a global scale.
  • True Survivors
    E7
    True SurvivorsHow have humans survived extreme environmental change in the past? And what will it take to survive what’s next?
  • Grizzly Rewild
    E8
    Grizzly RewildFive orphaned grizzly bear cubs get a second chance at life in the wild, but can they survive without their mother? A groundbreaking study follows the bears to find out if rewilding works.
  • Bug Sex
    E9
    Bug SexBroken genitals and cannibalism. Welcome to the weird and wonderful world of how bugs get busy.
  • War for the Woods
    E10
    War for the WoodsThirty years after historic logging protests on Vancouver Island, the battle to protect old growth forests is still raging.
  • The Secrets of Friendship
    E11
    The Secrets of FriendshipStep into the world of 'friendship detectives', who are unravelling the mysteries of social behaviours in humans and other animals.
  • Woodpeckers: The Hole Story
    E12
    Woodpeckers: The Hole StoryInside the secret and rhythmic world of one of nature’s best lumberjacks.
  • Suzuki Signs Off
    E13
    Suzuki Signs OffFor 44 years, David Suzuki has taken us around the world to explore science, technology, and nature – and now for something completely different. End of series.

 

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