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The Nature of Things

  • 1960 – 2026
  • Returning Series
  • Documentary
  • 64 seasons
  • 7.2/10

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.

Latest: Season 65 · 2025

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New hosts Sarika Cullis-Suzuki and Anthony Morgan take on The Nature of Things, the world's longest-running science documentary series.

  1. E1. Empire of Bats

    Oct 28, 2025 · 44m

    Deep in the jungle amidst the ruins of an ancient empire, bat scientists meet for an all out Bat-a-thon, a blitz of research to discover more about the furry little flyers.

  2. E2. Beavers from Above

    Nov 4, 2025 · 44m

    Sarika journeys to the Arctic where beavers have been encroaching farther north every year. Will the Arctic ever be the same as they populate more of the northern tundra?

  3. E3. Wild Wild Weather

    Nov 11, 2025 · 44m

    Worldwide weather systems are starting to break. How air, ocean and even lava currents are changing in unprecedented ways thanks to a hotter planet.

  4. E4. Frozen in Time

    Nov 18, 2025 · 44m

    After a traumatic brain injury, this scientist had to relearn how to live and work in Canada’s North. Then she discovered that the ancient Arctic was a strange and surprising place.

  5. E5. Proof: The New Science of Alcohol

    Dec 30, 2025 · 44m

    A moderate drinker takes a sobering look at everyone’s favourite social lubricant, asking the question: is any amount safe?

  6. E6. Survival of the Slowest

    Jan 14, 2026 · 44m

    Sarika Cullis-Suzuki explores how nature's slowest creatures survive and thrive. A celebration of resilience, adaptation and the quiet brilliance of taking life slowly.

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