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The Nature of Things

Season 63 · 14 episodes · Jan 4, 2024

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

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    Episode 1

    A User's Guide to the Voice

    Jan 4, 2024

    The human voice is the most sophisticated communication tool, but most of us don’t know how to unlock its potential.

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    Episode 2

    The Mystery of the Walking Whale

    Jan 11, 2024

    Sarika Cullis-Suzuki travels back in time to solve the evolutionary mystery of the walking whale.

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    Episode 3

    Butt Seriously

    Jan 18, 2024

    Anthony Morgan shines a light where the sun doesn’t usually shine. Why we have butts, how they evolved and how to keep yours healthy.

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    Episode 4

    Jawsome: Canada’s Great White Sharks

    Jan 25, 2024

    Shark nerds are on a mission to reveal the JAWSOME lives of Canada’s Great White Sharks.

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    Episode 5

    I am the Magpie River

    Feb 1, 2024

    A pristine river in Quebec is granted rights through legal personhood, protecting it and those who call it home.

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    Episode 6

    Love Hurts: The Science of Heartbreak

    Feb 8, 2024

    Find out if science can ease the human conditions of loss, rejection, and unrequited love.

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    Episode 7

    Hairy Tales

    Mar 7, 2024

    A hair-raising journey into the salon, the lab, a remote Chinese village, a baby nursery and even a wildlife sanctuary to explore the surprising new research at the root of it all.

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    Episode 8

    Little Sapiens

    Mar 14, 2024

    Thanks to cutting-edge technology, experts are finally learning the story of prehistoric kids and how they helped shape humans into who we are today.

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    Episode 9

    Fluid: Life Beyond the Binary

    Mar 28, 2024

    Mae Martin explores the science of gender and sexual fluidity.

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    Episode 10

    Secrets of the Jurassic Dinosaurs

    Apr 4, 2024

    Anthony Morgan joins the fossil dig of a lifetime as palaeontologists discover why a tiny patch of land became a giant dinosaur graveyard.

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    Episode 11

    Lost World of the Hanging Gardens

    Apr 11, 2024

    ISIS destroyed thousands of ancient artefacts and buildings in Mosul. Now, archeologists are making incredible discoveries in the wreckage.

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    Episode 101

    Secret World of Sound: Hunters and Hunted

    Feb 15, 2024

    In nature, sound can mean the difference between finding a meal and becoming one.

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    Episode 102

    Secret World of Sound: Love and Rivals

    Feb 22, 2024

    Sound is used in extraordinary ways to impress, find a mate and fight off rivals.

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    Episode 103

    Secret World of Sound: Finding a Voice

    Feb 29, 2024

    Baby animals rely on sound to survive after they’re born — and even before.