The Nature of Things
TV-PG
8.4
1960
Documentary
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.
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- Cast:
- Sarika Cullis-Suzuki , Anthony Morgan
Episode 15 : The Man Who Tweeted Earth
April. 25,2013
Through pictures, music and poetry, Canadian Commander Chris Hadfield brings us a view of earth from space that we’ve never seen before.
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Episode 14 : The Beetles Are Coming
April. 04,2013
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Episode 13 : The Beaver Whisperers
March. 28,2013
The national symbol has a new role as an ecological superhero.
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Episode 12 : Billion Dollar Caribou
March. 21,2013
The conservation of the caribou and their environment is much-contested territory.
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Episode 11 : The Fruit Hunters: Evolution of Desire (Part 2 of 2)
February. 28,2013
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Episode 10 : The Fruit Hunters: Evolution of Desire (Part 1 of 2)
February. 21,2013
The exotic world of fruit and the story of nature, commerce and obsession.
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Episode 9 : Meet the Coywolf
February. 14,2013
There is a new hybrid species which is part wolf, part coyote.
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Episode 8 : Shattered Ground
February. 07,2013
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Episode 7 : Zapped: The Buzz About Mosquitoes
January. 17,2013
People struggle to combat a blood-sucking little insect that is both delicate and deadly.
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Episode 6 : David Suzuki's Andean Adventure
January. 10,2013
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Episode 4 : The Norse: An Arctic Mystery
November. 22,2012
Are we alone in the universe? We may be very close to finding out. For millennia humans studying the stars had no idea if there were any other planets in the universe, let alone ones similar enough to ours to sustain life. Now, scientists may be close to discovering Earth-like planets, using a new space telescope and a technique pioneered by two Canadian astronomers.
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Episode 2 : Babies: Born to be Good?
October. 25,2012
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Episode 1 : The Buffalo Wolves
October. 18,2012
Wolves and Buffalo follows the fortunes of one pack of wolves, the Delta Pack. Will the pups survive their first year? Will the packs alpha animals retain their pack position to breed again next year? As they try to bring down the buffalo to keep themselves and their new pups alive what will the future hold for these ancient warriors?
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Seasons
Season 63
New hosts Sarika Cullis-Suzuki and Anthony Morgan take on The Nature of Things, the world's longest-running science documentary series.
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