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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 - Rebellion
Release Date: 2020-11-06Global temperatures are rising and so are we: millions of young people rise up to demand their right to a livable planet.
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Episode 2 - Kids vs. Screens
Release Date: 2020-11-13How screens affect our children's development, learning abilities and mental health.
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Episode 3 - Wild Australia: After the Fires
Release Date: 2020-11-20Signs of life and hope emerge from the scorched landscapes of the worst wildlife disaster in modern history. of life and hope emerge from the scorched landscapes of the worst wildlife disaster in modern history.
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Episode 4 - The Covid Cruise
Release Date: 2020-11-273,711 passengers and crew. 14-day quarantine. 1 deadly infectious disease. Coronavirus aboard the Diamond Princess cruise ship.
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Episode 5 - Searching for Cleopatra
Release Date: 2021-01-08Uncovering the truth about the richest and most powerful woman in world history.
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Episode 6 - Wild Canadian Weather: Cold
Release Date: 2021-01-15Canadians push the limits of cold endurance while baby harp seals brave icy water and flying squirrels cuddle.
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Episode 7 - Wild Canadian Weather - Rain
Release Date: 2021-01-22Rain brings unexpected benefits for spadefoot toads, grizzlies, and whitewater kayakers - but too much can be deadly.
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Episode 8 - Wild Canadian Weather - Wind
Release Date: 2021-01-29The invisible element that shapes our lives; falcons, butterflies and spiders hitch a ride, while Canadians harness, and harvest, the wind.
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Episode 9 - Wild Canadian Weather - Sun
Release Date: 2021-02-05The driving force behind all weather, sunlight creates a banquet for blue whales, helps vultures soar, and is essential for training some extreme athletes.
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Episode 10 - Making Wild Canadian Weather
Release Date: 2021-02-12Crews go to great lengths to get amazing shots of wildlife people and weather. Working with scientists is essential.
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Episode 11 - The Real Neanderthal
Release Date: 2021-02-19Neanderthals weren't brutish or dim-witted. New discoveries reveal they were more human than we ever thought!
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Episode 12 - Kingdom of the Polar Bears: Episode 1
Release Date: 2021-02-26Veteran polar bear guide Dennis Compayre goes on a remarkable journey into the world of a polar bear mom and her newborn cubs as they leave the safety of their den for the first time.
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Episode 13 - Kingdom of the Polar Bears: Episode 2
Release Date: 2021-03-05Veteran polar bear guide, Dennis Compayre watches as a mother bear teaches her young cubs to hunt and discovers how they are struggling to adapt to a rapidly warming Arctic.
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Episode 14 - The Last Walrus
Release Date: 2021-03-12A filmmaker explores one man’s quest to save a walrus, as the debate around marine mammal captivity evolves in Canada.