The Nature of Things

Season 63

2024 · 14 episodes · 10h 16m in all

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

Episodes

1. 

   1. A User's Guide to the Voice

   4 Jan 2024 · 44 min

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

2. 

   2. The Mystery of the Walking Whale

   11 Jan 2024 · 44 min

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

3. 

   3. Butt Seriously

   18 Jan 2024 · 44 min

   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.

4. 

   4. Jawsome: Canada’s Great White Sharks

   25 Jan 2024 · 44 min

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

5. 

   5. I am the Magpie River

   1 Feb 2024 · 44 min

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

6. 

   6. Love Hurts: The Science of Heartbreak

   8 Feb 2024 · 44 min

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

7. 

   7. Hairy Tales

   7 Mar 2024 · 44 min

   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.

8. 

   8. Little Sapiens

   14 Mar 2024 · 44 min

   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.

9. 

   9. Fluid: Life Beyond the Binary

   28 Mar 2024 · 44 min

   Mae Martin explores the science of gender and sexual fluidity.

10. 

    10. Secrets of the Jurassic Dinosaurs

    4 Apr 2024 · 44 min

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

11. 

    11. Lost World of the Hanging Gardens

    11 Apr 2024 · 44 min

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

12. 

    101. Secret World of Sound: Hunters and Hunted

    15 Feb 2024 · 44 min

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

13. 

    102. Secret World of Sound: Love and Rivals

    22 Feb 2024 · 44 min

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

14. 

    103. Secret World of Sound: Finding a Voice

    29 Feb 2024 · 44 min

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