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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CURRENT SEASON
SEASON 63:
April 11, 2024 | 44 min
ISIS destroyed thousands of ancient artefacts and buildings in Mosul. Now, archeologists are making incredible discoveries in the wreckage.
Fluid: Beyond the Binary
March 28, 2024 | 44 min
Popular nonbinary comedian Mae Martin explores the science of gender and sexual fluidity.
March 14, 2024 | 44 min
Sarika Cullis-Suzuki uncovers what it was like to grow up in prehistoric times and how kids once lived, played and learned tens of thousands of years ago.
March 7, 2024 | 44 min
Untangling the science of hair: how it grows, why we lose it, why it goes grey and why we have hair on our heads in the first place.
Februrary 29, 2024 | 44 min
Baby animals rely on sound to survive after they’re born — and even before.
February 22, 2024 | 44 min
Sound is used in extraordinary ways to impress, find a mate and fight off rivals.
Love Hurts: The Science of Heartbreak
February 8, 2024 | 44 min
A broken heart wreaks havoc on our bodies. Host Anthony Morgan meets some of the scientists looking for ways to ease the pain.
February 1, 2024 | 44 min
A pristine river in Quebec is granted rights through legal personhood, protecting it and those who call it home.
Jawsome: Canada’s Great White Sharks
January 25, 2024 | 44 min
Shark nerds are on a mission to reveal the JAWSOME lives of Canada’s Great White Sharks.
January 18, 2024 | 44 min
Anthony Morgan shines a light where the sun doesn’t usually shine.
The Mystery of the Walking Whale
January 11, 2024 | 44 min
Sarika Cullis-Suzuki travels back in time to solve the evolutionary mystery of the walking whale.
January 4, 2024 | 44 min
The human voice is the most sophisticated communication tool, but most of us don’t know how to unlock its potential.
PREVIOUS SEASONS
SEASON 62:
44 min
How have humans survived extreme environmental change in the past? And what will it take to survive what’s next?
SEASON 59:
February 21, 2020 | 44 min
Scientists uncover the complex and emotional lives of the ocean’s most intelligent predators.
February 7, 2020 | 44 min
Sarika Cullis-Suzuki takes us on a personal and intimate journey to discover the spectacular and surprising world of the intertidal zone, and reveal how it holds the key to the health of the world’s oceans and our own survival.