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The Nature of Things

Season 57 2017 - 2018

  • 2017-09-25T00:00:00Z on CBC Television
  • 45m
  • 12h (16 episodes)
  • Canada
  • English
  • Documentary
Hosted by the world-renowned geneticist and environmentalist, David Suzuki, every week presents stories that are driven by a scientific understanding of the world.

16 episodes

Season Premiere

2017-09-25T00:00:00Z

57x01 The Wild Canadian Year (1) - Spring

Season Premiere

57x01 The Wild Canadian Year (1) - Spring

  • 2017-09-25T00:00:00Z45m

The first days of spring sees Arctic fox pups take their first steps and black bear cubs learn to climb trees after the long cold days of winter while female caribou make the dangerous trek to reach their calving grounds.

Summer is the second chapter in the spectacular landmark series THE WILD CANADIAN YEAR, revealing dramatic wildlife stories and showcasing Canadian landscapes at the peak of their splendour.

As fall begins, young northern gannets leap off cliffs, chipmunks gather supplies and prairie rattlesnakes give birth.

Lynx hunt hares in the forest while wolves and caribou clash on the tundra.

A behind-the-scenes look at the endurance and technical skills that went into the making of ``The Wild Canadian Year.''

Season Finale

2017-10-30T00:00:00Z

57x06 Lost Secrets of the Pyramid

Season Finale

57x06 Lost Secrets of the Pyramid

  • 2017-10-30T00:00:00Z45m

Who built them and how? New archaeological discoveries uncover the greatest mysteries of the Egyptian pyramids.

2017-11-06T01:00:00Z

57x07 Into the Fire

57x07 Into the Fire

  • 2017-11-06T01:00:00Z45m

Investigating the powerful secrets of fire.

2017-11-20T01:00:00Z

57x08 Secrets from the Ice

57x08 Secrets from the Ice

  • 2017-11-20T01:00:00Z45m

Melting ice in the Yukon reveals ancient treasures.

2017-11-27T01:00:00Z

57x09 What Trees Talk About

57x09 What Trees Talk About

  • 2017-11-27T01:00:00Z45m

Trees have the ability to work together to transform the world.

An inspection of the bones of 19th-century phenomenon Jumbo the Elephant reveals secrets about the world's first animal superstar.

2018-01-15T01:00:00Z

57x11 Ice Bridge

57x11 Ice Bridge

  • 2018-01-15T01:00:00Z45m

It is widely believed that the first migrants to North America arrived approximately 14,000 years ago, having trekked across a land bridge spanning the Bering Strait from Siberia to Alaska. However, extraordinary new evidence supports an explosive new theory of another trip to the New World.

2018-01-22T01:00:00Z

57x12 Mommy Wildest

57x12 Mommy Wildest

  • 2018-01-22T01:00:00Z45m

Lions, elephants, and baboons: Three sisterhoods of the savannah, where the mothers rule, and the daughters inherit the wilderness.

2018-01-29T01:00:00Z

57x13 Champions vs. Legends

57x13 Champions vs. Legends

  • 2018-01-29T01:00:00Z45m

What if the greatest elite athletes – present and past – could compete against each other on a level playing field? If competitive conditions were made equal, would today’s stars come out on top? Or would they be beaten by the heroes of the past? Renowned sports scientist Steve Haake investigates whether today’s winter sports champions are really better than those of the past or whether they get their edge from modern sports technology.

2018-03-19T00:00:00Z

57x14 The Science of Magic

57x14 The Science of Magic

  • 2018-03-19T00:00:00Z45m

Explore why magic is a unique tool for gaining new insights into human cognition, neurobiology, and behaviour.

In Myth or Science: The Power of Poo intrepid scientist, Jennifer Gardy, goes on a journey to find out. Her goal: discover whether poo is simply waste to be banished, or a valuable byproduct that has the power to revolutionize our health.

Hidden from sight is a kingdom that rules life on land. It’s an alien world with the largest and oldest organisms alive today. It is the 5th Kingdom of fungi.

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