Episode 1
The Sun
Jun 20, 1966
An examination of sun from various points of view. Includes discussion with illustrative film footage of: archeological remains.
Episode 2
Natural History Of The Niagara Gorge
Jun 27, 1966
The famous Niagara Falls had their origins at Queenston 12,000 years ago. Since then.
Episode 3
Air And Water Pollution
Jul 4, 1966
This program explores serious problem of pollution, which results when more waste materials are poured into air and water than these elements have capacity to deal with.
Episode 4
The Battle Against Biting Insects
Jul 11, 1966
An examination of some of most sophisticated methods of pest control such as: unbalancing insects' nutrition.
Episode 5
Air Conditioning - Natural And Man-Made
Jul 18, 1966
This program considers many aspects of controlling human environment to regulate pressure, humidity, and temperature.
Episode 6
The Physics Of Sailing
Jul 25, 1966
The scientific study of physics of sailing, is a fairly new field. This program looks at scientific efforts to understand why sailing ships do what they do.
Episode 7
Epidemics
Aug 1, 1966
Not so many years ago, summer's warmth brought chilling fear of polio and typhus epidemics.
Episode 8
Summer Storms
Aug 8, 1966
A look at activities of Stormy Weather Group, scientists at Montreal's McGill University and Macdonald College who study pheonomena of summer storms.
Episode 9
Fishing And The Splake
Aug 15, 1966
Science is developing new and better fish, splake for instance, a product of cross-breeding of lake.
Episode 10
The Value Of Our Parks
Aug 22, 1966
This program examines Canada's great national parks and their ecological importance in maintaining habitats vital to various plants and animals.
Episode 11
Forest And Fires
Aug 29, 1966
This program deals with forest succession. Scientists have recently learned a great deal about way.
Episode 12
Water On The Level
Sep 5, 1966
There has been great alarm recently over declining level of water in bodies of water as enormous as Great Lakes.
Episode 13
Galapagos: Darwin
Sep 4, 1966
First episode of a five-part series on Galapagos islands. This looks at life and work of Charles Darwin.
Episode 14
Galapagos: The Islands
Sep 11, 1966
A survey of animal and plant life of Galapagos archipelago including: a look at geological origins of islands.
Episode 15
Galapagos: New Beings
Sep 18, 1966
An exploration of scientific phenomenon known as "adaptive radiation", way in which a small founding group of a plant or animal species can give rise to a number of new species
Episode 16
Galapagos: Ways Of Survival
Sep 25, 1966
Apart from their external appearance, animals go through behavioural and physiological changes to adapt themselves to different environments: for example.
Episode 17
Galapagos: Living Laboratory
Oct 2, 1966
This final program in series looks at some of endangered species in Galapagos islands, and at impact of human settlement on native creatures.
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