The Nature of Things

Season 60

2020 · 14 episodes

Episodes

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   1. Rebellion

   6 Nov 2020

   Global temperatures are rising and so are we: millions of young people rise up to demand their right to a livable planet.

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   2. Kids vs. Screens

   13 Nov 2020

   How screens affect our children's development, learning abilities and mental health.

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   3. Wild Australia: After the Fires

   20 Nov 2020

   Signs of life and hope emerge from the scorched landscapes of the worst wildlife disaster in modern history. of life and hope emerge from the scorched landscapes of the worst wildlife disaster in modern history.

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   4. The Covid Cruise

   27 Nov 2020

   3,711 passengers and crew. 14-day quarantine. 1 deadly infectious disease. Coronavirus aboard the Diamond Princess cruise ship.

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   5. Searching for Cleopatra

   8 Jan 2021

   Uncovering the truth about the richest and most powerful woman in world history.

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   6. Wild Canadian Weather: Cold

   15 Jan 2021

   Canadians push the limits of cold endurance while baby harp seals brave icy water and flying squirrels cuddle.

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   7. Wild Canadian Weather - Rain

   22 Jan 2021

   Rain brings unexpected benefits for spadefoot toads, grizzlies, and whitewater kayakers - but too much can be deadly.

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   8. Wild Canadian Weather - Wind

   29 Jan 2021

   The invisible element that shapes our lives; falcons, butterflies and spiders hitch a ride, while Canadians harness, and harvest, the wind.

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   9. Wild Canadian Weather - Sun

   5 Feb 2021

   The driving force behind all weather, sunlight creates a banquet for blue whales, helps vultures soar, and is essential for training some extreme athletes.

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    10. Making Wild Canadian Weather

    12 Feb 2021

    Crews go to great lengths to get amazing shots of wildlife people and weather. Working with scientists is essential.

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    11. The Real Neanderthal

    19 Feb 2021

    Neanderthals weren't brutish or dim-witted. New discoveries reveal they were more human than we ever thought!

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    12. Kingdom of the Polar Bears: Episode 1

    26 Feb 2021

    Veteran polar bear guide Dennis Compayre goes on a remarkable journey into the world of a polar bear mom and her newborn cubs as they leave the safety of their den for the first time.

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    13. Kingdom of the Polar Bears: Episode 2

    5 Mar 2021

    Veteran polar bear guide, Dennis Compayre watches as a mother bear teaches her young cubs to hunt and discovers how they are struggling to adapt to a rapidly warming Arctic.

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    14. The Last Walrus

    12 Mar 2021

    A filmmaker explores one man’s quest to save a walrus, as the debate around marine mammal captivity evolves in Canada.