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The Nature of Things

Season 65 · 13 episodes · Oct 28, 2025

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

    Empire of Bats

    Oct 28, 2025

    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.

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    Episode 2

    Beavers from Above

    Nov 4, 2025

    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?

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    Episode 3

    Wild Wild Weather

    Nov 11, 2025

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

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    Episode 4

    Frozen in Time

    Nov 18, 2025

    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.

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    Episode 5

    Proof: The New Science of Alcohol

    Dec 30, 2025

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

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    Episode 6

    Survival of the Slowest

    Jan 14, 2026

    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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    Episode 7

    Can Dogs Talk?

    Jan 21, 2026

    Dogs using buttons to communicate in our language have gone viral, inspiring intrepid owners and scientists to dive deeper: can dogs truly talk to us?

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    Episode 8

    Cluck! Chickens Exposed

    Jan 28, 2026

    This rollicking romp through the barnyard reveals the mysterious and often misunderstood world of chickens, including their sophisticated social order and surprising cognitive capabilities.

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    Episode 9

    The Berg

    Feb 24, 2026

    The life of an iceberg, from its stunning birth in Greenland to its dramatic death off the shores of Newfoundland.

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    Episode 10

    Decisions, Decisions: The Science of Choice

    Mar 4, 2026

    We make thousands of decisions every day, but how can we make better ones? Decisions, Decisions reveals how we can all improve our choices and change our lives.

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    Episode 11

    Athens: Birth of Democracy

    Mar 25, 2026

    Anthony Morgan uncovers how the citizens of ancient Athens seized power from tyrants and launched the revolutionary experiment of the world's first democratic government.

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    Episode 12

    Cheetah: Fast and Wild

    Apr 1, 2026

    After lions kill their mother, two cheetah cubs are raised in captivity. Now they have a chance to live wild — they just need to learn to hunt.

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    Episode 13

    The Mosquitoes Are Winning!

    Apr 8, 2026

    Mosquitoes have shaped wars and empires throughout human history: they're a deadly predator; now, scientists are racing to stop the ancient threat that's being shifted into overdrive.