The Nature of Things

  • : 1960
  • : 1046
  • : 14
  • CBC
  • 20
  • Documentary

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33x1
The Last Survivors
Episode overview
04, 1992
Alberta ranchers fear that a bison herd in Wood Buffalo National Park carries communicable diseases.
33x2
Living With Stress
Episode overview
11, 1992
Examining the relationship between illness and stress.
33x3
If Caribou Could Vote
Episode overview
18, 1992
Environmentalists, the oil industry and politicians debate drilling for oil in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
33x4
The Elements
Episode overview
25, 1992
Poet Roger McGough explains the chemical elements.
33x5
Back Street Bandits / Milkweed
Episode overview
02, 1992
Raccoons thrive in Toronto; scientists study natural interactions dependent upon milkweed.
33x6
End of the Line
Episode overview
16, 1992
Overfishing and other man-made problems threaten the oceans.
33x7
Toys
Episode overview
23, 1992
Toys play a role in childhood development and help children learn to cope with a complex world.
33x8
In the Company of Moose
Episode overview
06, 1993
Gisele Benoit observes moose.
33x9
The Mystery of the Mind
Episode overview
20, 1993
How memory works, and the role it plays in our lives.
33x10
Monkey Business
Episode overview
27, 1993
Anthropologist Dr. Shirley Strum reveals the social behavior of a troop of African olive baboons known as the ``Pumphouse Gang.''.
33x11
Diabetes: Blood Sugar, Sweat and Tears
Episode overview
03, 1993
New research addresses the causes of diabetes and its treatment.
33x12
Baboons
Episode overview
16, 1993
The life cycle of the baboon.
33x13
Coral Reefs: Rain Forests of the Sea
Episode overview
24, 1993
A natural park protecting one of the world's last remaining undamaged coral reefs is located off the coast of Egypt.
33x14
Pumping Hormones
Episode overview
24, 1993
Scientists study the role of hormones in disease prevention and treatment.
33x15
The Hidden World of the Bog
Episode overview
31, 1993
Close-up photography shows the plants and animals that inhabit the bogs of the world, including orchids, mosses and carnivorous plants.
33x16
A Climate for Change
Episode overview
30, 1993
Global warming may cause rising sea levels and agricultural disaster.

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