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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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Episode 1 - A Murder of Crows
Release Date: 2009-10-11A rare and intimate glimpse into the inner life of one of the most intelligent, playful and mischievous species on the planet.
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Episode 2 - Mini Monsters of Amazonia
Release Date: 2009-10-18A 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.
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Episode 3 - Broken Tail's Last Journey
Release Date: 2009-10-25A 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.
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Episode 4 - Darwin's Brave New World: Origins
Release Date: 2009-11-01The 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.
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Episode 5 - Darwin's Brave New World: Evolutions
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Episode 6 - Darwin's Brave New World: Publish and Be Damned
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Episode 7 - Suzuki Diaries: Coastal Canada
Release Date: 2009-11-22A 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.
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Episode 8 - To Bee or Not to Bee
Release Date: 2010-01-07Could 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?
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Episode 9 - Bugs, Bones & Botany: The Science of Crime
Release Date: 2010-01-21Meet nature's detectives; how bugs, plants, bones ... even dust can be formidable enemies of crime.
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Episode 10 - The Downside of High
Release Date: 2010-01-28Is 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.
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Episode 11 - Bat & Man
Release Date: 2010-02-04Bats are scientifically extraordinary creatures. Now scientists have begun unlocking the secrets of the bat and are developing potential medical therapies based on their discoveries.
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Episode 12 - My Nuclear Neighbour
Release Date: 2010-02-11What 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.
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Episode 13 - Uakari: Secrets of the Red Monkey
Release Date: 2010-02-18A journey into the rainforests of the Peruvian amazon to investigate the mysterious Red Uakari monkey, never before filmed in the wild.
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Episode 14 - One Ocean: Birth of an Ocean
Release Date: 2010-03-04Explore the ocean's tumultuous history and how the ocean transformed the earth into the livable, blue planet it is today.
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Episode 15 - One Ocean: Footprints in the Sand
Release Date: 2010-03-11Ancient traditional fisheries, over-development and the places of recovery that can give us hope for a healthy future ocean all intersect.
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Episode 16 - One Ocean: Mysteries of the Deep
Release Date: 2010-03-18Starting in the deepest part of the ocean, take a secret and magical world of bizarre creatures and new discoveries deep beneath the surface.
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Episode 17 - One Ocean: The Changing Sea
Release Date: 2010-03-25Explore 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.
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Episode 18 - Masters of Space
Release Date: 2010-04-01Is space becoming a new war zone? A revealing look at the fine line between space-faring and space warfare.