The Nature of Things

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Moose: A Year in the Life of a Twig Eater
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High up in Canada’s Rockies, by a crystal-clear lake rimmed with old-growth forest, a moose is born. At the best of times, the odds are stacked against this leggy 35-pounder surviving .. show full overview
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The Curious Case of Vitamins and Me
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We all think we know vitamins – and we’re told they’re essential – but why do really need them and why can’t we produce them on our own? These are a few questions on the mind of intrepid .. show full overview
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It Takes Guts
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Eat less, move more. That’s been the mantra of the weight loss movement for decades. But as those who have fought the battle of the bulge will tell you, there’s a lot more to obesity .. show full overview
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Giraffes: The Forgotten Giants
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Everyone on the planet knows what a giraffe is. “G” is for Giraffe in the alphabet and “Sophie” the Giraffe teething toys can be found in the hands of practically every newborn baby. .. show full overview
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Sonic Magic: The Wonder and Science of Sound
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Sound surrounds us. Whether it's sound we choose to hear, like the music we play in our headphones, or sound we'd rather do without, like the noise of the city, we live in a sonic world that we seldom think twice about.
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Puffin Patrol
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It’s spring on the North Atlantic and millions of Atlantic Puffins are making their way home to breed. These glorious little clown-like birds are full of contradictions. They spend .. show full overview
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Manufacturing the Wild
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With the natural world disappearing, new wild spaces for the creatures that vanished long ago are more important than ever.
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Ocean Magic at Night
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Cameraman and marine biologist Rick Rosenthal captures for the first time on camera Earth's biggest migration — the nightly movement of billions of animals from the ocean's depths to its .. show full overview
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Myth or Science 4: In the Eye of the Storm
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Dr. Jennifer Gardy is back. The intrepid scientist and detective who put her body on the line in Myth or Science 1, 2 and 3 returns to continue her mission to put science claims to the .. show full overview
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Wasted
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Filmmaker Maureen Palmer set out to make a documentary following her partner Mike Pond — a psychotherapist and an alcoholic five years sober — as he searched for the best new .. show full overview
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Call of the Baby Beluga
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One day in Quebec, a baby beluga whale washes up on a gravel beach along the St. Lawrence River. Unexpectedly, she is vigorously alive. A scientific team decides to take unusual steps to try to save her.
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Eagles Next Door
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In possibly the world’s single greatest conservation success story, Bald Eagles have gone from the brink of extinction to numbers never before seen in just fifty years. The eagle has .. show full overview
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Trapped in a Human Zoo
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This is the story of the incredible journey of eight Inuit who came from Labrador in 1880, to Europe lured by promises of adventures and wealth, only to realize they had been trapped in .. show full overview
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Wolverine: Ghost of the Northern Forest
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Filmmaker Andrew Manske goes in search of the elusive wolverine.
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The Equalizer
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Every year, athletes keep going higher, farther and faster, shattering previous world records and setting new ones. But are today’s record holders really better than those of the past? .. show full overview
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While You Were Sleeping
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For thousands of years, we’ve regarded sleep as nothing more than an annihilation of consciousness. But there is one compelling fact that has always stood in the way of that view.
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My Brain Made Me Do It
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le say, ‘It was beyond my control’ or ‘I couldn’t stop myself’. We like to think that we’re all ultimately in control of our actions. But how true is this really?
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Suzuki@80
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David Suzuki is celebrating his 80th birthday in March, and we’re planning a very special program. After more than 50 years in the public eye, you may think you’ve seen Suzuki in just .. show full overview
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Pets, Vets and Debts
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