Mike Downie
Director
The Nature of Things (1960)
Season 46
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.
Released Nov. 6, 1960
Episode 42 min
10+
Genres: Documentary
Keywords: tmdb.nature, tmdb.environment, mdblist.has-trailer, imdb.science-and-technology-documentary, imdb.science, imdb.natural-science, imdb.four-word-title
Watch Providers: fuboTV
Network: CBC Television
S46E1 - Tarantula: Australia's King of Spiders
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.
Aug. 31, 2005, midnight
S46E2 - Nature Bites Back: The Case of the Sea Otter
Sept. 14, 2005, midnight
S46E3 - Earth Energy
Oct. 19, 2005, midnight
S46E4 - Change of Heart
Oct. 26, 2005, midnight
S46E5 - The Secret Life of Babies
Nov. 2, 2005, midnight
S46E6 - Tsepong: A Clinic Called Hope
Nov. 9, 2005, midnight
S46E7 - Port Hope: A Question of Power
Nov. 16, 2005, midnight
S46E8 - Everyday Einstein
Everyday Einstein provides a fast-paced and jazzy look at the extraordinary impact Einstein continues to have on our daily lives.
June 18, 2006, midnight
S46E9 - Homo Sapiens: The Rise of Our Species (Pt.1)
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.
June 25, 2006, midnight
S46E10 - Homo Sapiens: The Rise of Our Species (Pt. 2)
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.
July 2, 2006, midnight
S46E11 - Ghosts of Futures Past: Tom Berger in the North
July 9, 2006, midnight
S46E12 - Blue Buddha: Lost secrets of Tibetan Medicine
A look at the rising interest in the ancient healing arts of traditional Tibetan medicine.
July 16, 2006, midnight
S46E13 - Beetalker: The Secret World of Bees
Examining how bees communicate.
July 23, 2006, midnight
S46E14 - Cuba: The Accidental Revolution (Pt. 1)
Examines Cuba's response to the food crisis created by the collapse of the Soviet Bloc in 1989.
July 30, 2006, midnight
S46E15 - Cuba: The Accidental Revolution (Pt. 2)
In spite of the economic crisis and US embargo, the Cuban health system is an outstanding success story around the world.
Aug. 6, 2006, midnight
S46E16 - When Less Is More
Aug. 13, 2006, midnight
S46E17 - Stephen Lewis: The Man Who Couldn't Sleep
Dec. 6, 2006, midnight
S46E18 - Wild Caribbean: Hurricane Hell
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.
June 10, 2007, midnight
S46E19 - Build Green
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.
June 17, 2007, midnight
S46E20 - Wild Caribbean: Reefs and Wrecks
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.
June 24, 2007, midnight
S46E21 - Wild Caribbean: Treasure Island
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.
July 22, 2007, midnight
S46E22 - Wild Caribbean: Secret Shores
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.
July 29, 2007, midnight
S46E23 - Cuttlefish – The Brainy Bunch
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.
Aug. 12, 2007, midnight
S46E24 - Mystery of the Giant Sloths Cave
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.
Aug. 19, 2007, midnight
S46E25 - Geologic Journey: The Great Lakes
Sept. 9, 2007, midnight
S46E26 - Geologic Journey: The Rockies
Sept. 16, 2007, midnight
S46E27 - Geologic Journey: The Canadian Shield
Sept. 23, 2007, midnight
S46E28 - Geologic Journey: The Appalachians
Sept. 30, 2007, midnight
S46E29 - Geologic Journey: The Atlantic Coast
Oct. 7, 2007, midnight
Network: CBC Television
Episode Runtime: 42 min.
Season Runtime: 40 min.
Released: Nov. 6, 1960
Last Air Date: Nov. 18, 2025, midnight
Status: Returning Series
Certification: TV-PG / 10+
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