About this season
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.
Episodes (29)
1. Tarantula: Australia's King of Spiders
Aired 31 August 2005
The hair-raising journey to discover the secret lives of these ancient crawlers. They have been roaming our planet for more than 350 million years and survived to become the giants of the spider kingdom. And they have a reputation to match – their name alone provokes fear and loathing.
2. Nature Bites Back: The Case of the Sea Otter
Aired 14 September 2005
3. Earth Energy
Aired 19 October 2005
4. Change of Heart
Aired 26 October 2005
5. The Secret Life of Babies
Aired 2 November 2005
6. Tsepong: A Clinic Called Hope
Aired 9 November 2005
7. Port Hope: A Question of Power
Aired 16 November 2005
8. Everyday Einstein
Aired 18 June 2006
Everyday Einstein provides a fast-paced and jazzy look at the extraordinary impact Einstein continues to have on our daily lives.
9. Homo Sapiens: The Rise of Our Species (Pt.1)
Aired 25 June 2006
Homo Sapiens: The Rise of Our Species will introduce you to the ultimate family tree. This story is the story of each one of us. It's the story of the birth of humanity and civilization.
10. Homo Sapiens: The Rise of Our Species (Pt. 2)
Aired 2 July 2006
Homo Sapiens deftly employs both docu-drama and interviews with key scientists to illuminate the remarkable story of the origins and development of our species.
11. Ghosts of Futures Past: Tom Berger in the North
Aired 9 July 2006
12. Blue Buddha: Lost secrets of Tibetan Medicine
Aired 16 July 2006
A look at the rising interest in the ancient healing arts of traditional Tibetan medicine.
13. Beetalker: The Secret World of Bees
Aired 23 July 2006
Examining how bees communicate.
14. Cuba: The Accidental Revolution (Pt. 1)
Aired 30 July 2006
Examines Cuba's response to the food crisis created by the collapse of the Soviet Bloc in 1989.
15. Cuba: The Accidental Revolution (Pt. 2)
Aired 6 August 2006
In spite of the economic crisis and US embargo, the Cuban health system is an outstanding success story around the world.
16. When Less Is More
Aired 13 August 2006
17. Stephen Lewis: The Man Who Couldn't Sleep
Aired 6 December 2006
18. Wild Caribbean: Hurricane Hell
Aired 10 June 2007
Every year the Caribbean paradise is turned into a hurricane hell. From the beginning of June until the end of November its hurricane season in the islands. With winds of over 150 mph, 5 metre storm surges and torrential rain, the destruction caused by hurricanes makes them one of the most feared forces of nature.
19. Build Green
Aired 17 June 2007
In a refreshing hour, Build Green advises making the sun, the wind, and the rain – along with dirt, straw, and sewage – your friends. By building a house using innovative practices and materials, you'll be doing the earth a favour too.
20. Wild Caribbean: Reefs and Wrecks
Aired 24 June 2007
The clear blue waters that surround the Caribbean islands are home to some of the world's most stunning underwater treasures. Coral reefs form beautiful underwater gardens visited by angels, horse eye jacks, blue tangs and stingrays.
21. Wild Caribbean: Treasure Island
Aired 22 July 2007
Take the island hop of your life. Discover the rich variety of islands that are the Caribbean, and what forces have shaped this violent paradise.
22. Wild Caribbean: Secret Shores
Aired 29 July 2007
The Caribbean is not just the islands. We explore the least known Caribbean, that area beyond the Sea. A journey along the greatest Caribbean shoreline of all, that of Central America.
23. Cuttlefish – The Brainy Bunch
Aired 12 August 2007
Imagine an alien with three hearts, blue blood and a doughnut shaped brain. In an instant it could become invisible, or switch on electrifying light shows. Then imagine this bizarre creature was real, and somehow connected to us.
24. Mystery of the Giant Sloths Cave
Aired 19 August 2007
Today's sloths rank highly among the most surprising creatures of the animal kingdom: living suspended to the Amazon rainforest's trees, they move about extremely slowly, as if from a world where time flows differently.
25. Geologic Journey: The Great Lakes
Aired 9 September 2007
26. Geologic Journey: The Rockies
Aired 16 September 2007
27. Geologic Journey: The Canadian Shield
Aired 23 September 2007
28. Geologic Journey: The Appalachians
Aired 30 September 2007
29. Geologic Journey: The Atlantic Coast
Aired 7 October 2007