The Nature of Things

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

.

46
46x1
Tarantula: Australia's King of Spiders
Episode overview
31, 2005
46th Season Premiere: A close-up look at a very large spider — the tarantula.
46x2
Nature Bites Back: The Case of the Sea Otter
Episode overview
14, 2005
Examining the comeback of the sea otter in British Columbia.
46x3
Earth Energy
Episode overview
19, 2005
Sculptor, aviator, inventor, and filmmaker Bill Lishman documents his journey around the globe in search of earth's renewable energy.
46x4
The Secret Life of Babies
Episode overview
02, 2005
Ever wonder what babies think and do while they're waiting around to be born? Or young infants, who can't speak but still express a huge range of emotions? The Nature of Things presents .. show full overview
46x5
Tsepong: A Clinic Called Hope
Episode overview
09, 2005
Tsepong: A Clinic Called Hope looks at the situation of HIV/AIDS in Africa, and the complexity of making widespread treatment viable.
46x6
Port Hope: A Question of Power
Episode overview
16, 2005
Port Hope, Ontario has all the hallmarks of an ideal small Ontario town, with one of the loveliest main streets in Canada. But Port Hope also has one big problem — thousands of tones of .. show full overview
46x7
Memory
Episode overview
23, 2006
This episode has no summary.
46x8
Everyday Einstein
Episode overview
18, 2006
Everyday Einstein provides a fast-paced and jazzy look at the extraordinary impact Einstein continues to have on our daily lives.
46x9
Homo Sapiens: The Rise of Our Species (1)
Episode overview
25, 2006
Homo Sapiens: The Rise of Our Species will introduce you to the ultimate family tree. This story is the story of each one of us. It's the story of the birth of humanity and civilization.
46x10
Homo Sapiens: The Rise of Our Species (2)
Episode overview
02, 2006
Homo Sapiens deftly employs both docu-drama and interviews with key scientists to illuminate the remarkable story of the origins and development of our species.
46x11
Ghosts of Futures Past: Tom Berger in the North
Episode overview
09, 2006
Tom Berger returns to the North to call for a balanced approach to development.
46x12
Blue Buddha: Lost secrets of Tibetan Medicine
Episode overview
16, 2006
A look at the rising interest in the ancient healing arts of traditional Tibetan medicine.
46x13
Beetalker: The Secret World of Bees
Episode overview
23, 2006
Examining how bees communicate.
46x14
Cuba: The Accidental Revolution (1) Sustainable Agriculture
Episode overview
30, 2006
Examines Cuba's response to the food crisis created by the collapse of the Soviet Bloc in 1989.
46x15
Cuba: The Accidental Revolution (2) Health Care System
Episode overview
06, 2006
In spite of the economic crisis and US embargo, the Cuban health system is an outstanding success story around the world.
46x16
When Less is More
Episode overview
13, 2006
Alarm grows over rapid and massive development taking place in Alberta's booming oil sands.
46x2
Wild Caribbean: Hurricane Hell
Episode overview
10, 2007
Every year the Caribbean paradise is turned into a hurricane hell. From the beginning of June until the end of November its hurricane season in the islands. With winds of over 150 mph, 5 .. show full overview
46x3
Build Green
Episode overview
17, 2007
In a refreshing hour, Build Green advises making the sun, the wind, and the rain – along with dirt, straw, and sewage – your friends. By building a house using innovative practices and materials, you'll be doing the earth a favour too.
46x4
Wild Caribbean: Reefs and Wrecks
Episode overview
24, 2007
The clear blue waters that surround the Caribbean islands are home to some of the world's most stunning underwater treasures. Coral reefs form beautiful underwater gardens visited by angels, horse eye jacks, blue tangs and stingrays.
46x5
Wild Caribbean: Treasure Island
Episode overview
22, 2007
Take the island hop of your life. Discover the rich variety of islands that are the Caribbean, and what forces have shaped this violent paradise.
46x6
Wild Caribbean: Secret Shores
Episode overview
29, 2007
The Caribbean is not just the islands. We explore the least known Caribbean, that area beyond the Sea. A journey along the greatest Caribbean shoreline of all, that of Central America.
46x7
Cuttlefish
Episode overview
12, 2007
Imagine an alien with three hearts, blue blood and a doughnut shaped brain. In an instant it could become invisible, or switch on electrifying light shows. Then imagine this bizarre creature was real, and somehow connected to us.
46x8
Mystery of the Giant Sloths Cave
Episode overview
19, 2007
Today's sloths rank highly among the most surprising creatures of the animal kingdom: living suspended to the Amazon rainforest's trees, they move about extremely slowly, as if from a world where time flows differently.
46x10
Geologic Journey: The Great Lakes (Part 1 of 5)
Episode overview
09, 2007
This episode has no summary.
46x11
Geologic Journey: The Rockies (Part 2 of 5)
Episode overview
16, 2007
Geologic Journey: The Rockies tells the story of the great spine of stone that runs from the Canadian North to the southern United States. As the camera takes the audience on a highwire .. show full overview
46x12
Geologic Journey: The Canadian Shield (Part 3 of 5)
Episode overview
23, 2007
This episode has no summary.
46x13
Geologic Journey: The Appalachians (Part 4 of 5)
Episode overview
30, 2007
This episode has no summary.
46x14
Geologic Journey: The Atlantic Coast (Part 5 of 5)
Episode overview
07, 2007
This episode has no summary.

Characters