The Nature of Things

Season 65

2025 · 13 episodes · 9h 32m 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

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   1. Empire of Bats

   28 Oct 2025 · 44 min

   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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   2. Beavers from Above

   4 Nov 2025 · 44 min

   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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   3. Wild Wild Weather

   11 Nov 2025 · 44 min

   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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   4. Frozen in Time

   18 Nov 2025 · 44 min

   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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   5. Proof: The New Science of Alcohol

   30 Dec 2025 · 44 min

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

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   6. Survival of the Slowest

   14 Jan 2026 · 44 min

   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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   7. Can Dogs Talk?

   21 Jan 2026 · 44 min

   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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   8. Cluck! Chickens Exposed

   28 Jan 2026 · 44 min

   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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   9. The Berg

   24 Feb 2026 · 44 min

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

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    10. Decisions, Decisions: The Science of Choice

    4 Mar 2026 · 44 min

    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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    11. Athens: Birth of Democracy

    25 Mar 2026 · 44 min

    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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    12. Cheetah: Fast and Wild

    1 Apr 2026 · 44 min

    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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    13. The Mosquitoes Are Winning!

    8 Apr 2026 · 44 min

    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.