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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 User's Guide to the Voice
Release Date: 2024-01-04The human voice is the most sophisticated communication tool, but most of us don’t know how to unlock its potential.
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Episode 2 - The Mystery of the Walking Whale
Release Date: 2024-01-11Sarika Cullis-Suzuki travels back in time to solve the evolutionary mystery of the walking whale.
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Episode 3 - Butt Seriously
Release Date: 2024-01-18Anthony Morgan shines a light where the sun doesn’t usually shine. Why we have butts, how they evolved and how to keep yours healthy.
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Episode 4 - Jawsome: Canada’s Great White Sharks
Release Date: 2024-01-25Shark nerds are on a mission to reveal the JAWSOME lives of Canada’s Great White Sharks.
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Episode 5 - I am the Magpie River
Release Date: 2024-02-01A pristine river in Quebec is granted rights through legal personhood, protecting it and those who call it home.
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Episode 6 - Love Hurts: The Science of Heartbreak
Release Date: 2024-02-08Find out if science can ease the human conditions of loss, rejection, and unrequited love.
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Episode 7 - Hairy Tales
Release Date: 2024-03-07A hair-raising journey into the salon, the lab, a remote Chinese village, a baby nursery and even a wildlife sanctuary to explore the surprising new research at the root of it all.
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Episode 8 - Little Sapiens
Release Date: 2024-03-14Thanks to cutting-edge technology, experts are finally learning the story of prehistoric kids and how they helped shape humans into who we are today.
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Episode 9 - Fluid: Life Beyond the Binary
Release Date: 2024-03-28Mae Martin explores the science of gender and sexual fluidity.
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Episode 10 - Secrets of the Jurassic Dinosaurs
Release Date: 2024-04-04Anthony Morgan joins the fossil dig of a lifetime as palaeontologists discover why a tiny patch of land became a giant dinosaur graveyard.
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Episode 11 - Lost World of the Hanging Gardens
Release Date: 2024-04-11ISIS destroyed thousands of ancient artefacts and buildings in Mosul. Now, archeologists are making incredible discoveries in the wreckage.
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Episode 12 - Fluid: Life Beyond the Binary
Release Date: 2024-03-28Mae Martin explores the science of gender and sexual fluidity.
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Episode 13 - Secrets of the Jurassic Dinosaurs
Release Date: 2024-04-04Anthony Morgan joins the fossil dig of a lifetime as palaeontologists discover why a tiny patch of land became a giant dinosaur graveyard.
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Episode 14 - Lost World of the Hanging Gardens
Release Date: 2024-04-11ISIS destroyed thousands of ancient artefacts and buildings in Mosul. Now, archeologists are making incredible discoveries in the wreckage.
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Episode 101 - Secret World of Sound: Hunters and Hunted
Release Date: 2024-02-15In nature, sound can mean the difference between finding a meal and becoming one.
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Episode 102 - Secret World of Sound: Love and Rivals
Release Date: 2024-02-22Sound is used in extraordinary ways to impress, find a mate and fight off rivals.
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Episode 103 - Secret World of Sound: Finding a Voice
Release Date: 2024-02-29Baby animals rely on sound to survive after they’re born — and even before.