
The Nature of Things
Season 49
200918 episodes
Episodes
- E1
A Murder of Crows
2009-10-11
A rare and intimate glimpse into the inner life of one of the most intelligent, playful and mischievous species on the planet.
- E2
Mini Monsters of Amazonia
2009-10-18
A look at the astonishing and complex relationships of the "mini monsters", insects of the Membracidae family - treehoppers that live amid one of the richest ecosystems on the planet, one so mysterious most people don't even know that it exists.
- E3
Broken Tail's Last Journey
2009-10-25
A personal quest to discover the truth behind the disappearance of a captivating tiger, one of the world's leading tiger cameramen, tracks the escape and subsequent wanderings of a male tiger, named Broken Tail, from Ranthambore National Park.
- E4
Darwin's Brave New World: Origins
2009-11-01
The extraordinary and often harrowing story of Charles Darwin's 30-year struggle to piece together the mystifying puzzle he saw in nature, and publish his theory on the evolution of life on earth.
- E5
Darwin's Brave New World: Evolutions
2009-11-08
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E6
Darwin's Brave New World: Publish and Be Damned
2009-11-15
No episode synopsis available yet.
- E7
Suzuki Diaries: Coastal Canada
2009-11-22
A father and daughter set out with hope on a journey of discovery to Canada's three coasts determined to find solutions for a troubled ocean and look signs of a sustainable future.
- E8
To Bee or Not to Bee
2010-01-07
Could bees be an early warning sign of a larger problem with our ecology? Are they the canary in the coal mine for the health of planet earth?
- E9
Bugs, Bones & Botany: The Science of Crime
2010-01-21
Meet nature's detectives; how bugs, plants, bones ... even dust can be formidable enemies of crime.
- E10
The Downside of High
2010-01-28
Is today's strong pot damaging young minds? That provocative question is at the heart of this new documentary on recent science discoveries about marijuana and mental illness.
- E11
Bat & Man
2010-02-04
Bats are scientifically extraordinary creatures. Now scientists have begun unlocking the secrets of the bat and are developing potential medical therapies based on their discoveries.
- E12
My Nuclear Neighbour
2010-02-11
What would you do if you discovered a nuclear plant might be built right next door? Two women from Peace River Alberta journey into Ontario's nuclear heartland, to find out for themselves about life with a nuclear neighbour.
- E13
Uakari: Secrets of the Red Monkey
2010-02-18
A journey into the rainforests of the Peruvian amazon to investigate the mysterious Red Uakari monkey, never before filmed in the wild.
- E14
One Ocean: Birth of an Ocean
2010-03-04
Explore the ocean's tumultuous history and how the ocean transformed the earth into the livable, blue planet it is today.
- E15
One Ocean: Footprints in the Sand
2010-03-11
Ancient traditional fisheries, over-development and the places of recovery that can give us hope for a healthy future ocean all intersect.
- E16
One Ocean: Mysteries of the Deep
2010-03-18
Starting in the deepest part of the ocean, take a secret and magical world of bizarre creatures and new discoveries deep beneath the surface.
- E17
One Ocean: The Changing Sea
2010-03-25
Explore some of the most stunning underwater locations in the world and set sail on a scientific race to predict the fate of the global ocean.
- E18
Masters of Space
2010-04-01
Is space becoming a new war zone? A revealing look at the fine line between space-faring and space warfare.
