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

*New episodes streaming every Thursday on CBC Gem, and YouTube.

CURRENT SEASON, 2025

SEASON 64:

Shared Planet: Cities

January 23, 2025 | 44 min

From New York to Kolkata, there are surprising benefits to us that come from sharing space with the wildlife in our cities.

Teenager

January 2, 2025 | 44 min

The science of adolescence: understanding this dramatic, mysterious and critically important phase of life, for humans and other animals.

Foodspiracy

January 16, 2025 | 44 min

Why ultra-processed foods are irresistible – and how they impact our health. Sarika Cullis-Suzuki and Anthony Morgan investigate.

Sweat!

January 9, 2025 | 44 min

With the planet getting warmer, host Anthony Morgan discovers it’s time we knew more about our unique cooling system and oft maligned superpower, SWEAT!

SEASON 63:

Lost World of the Hanging

Gardens

April 11, 2024 | 44 min

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

Secrets of the Jurassic Dinasoursy

April 4, 2024 | 44 min

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

Fluid: Beyond the Binary

March 28, 2024 | 44 min

Popular nonbinary comedian Mae Martin explores the science of gender and sexual fluidity.

Little Sapiens

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.

Hairy Tales

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.

Finding a Voice

Februrary 29, 2024 | 44 min

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

Love and Rivals

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.

I am the Magpie River

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.

Butt Seriously

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.

A User’s Guide to the Voice

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:

True Survivors

44 min

How have humans survived extreme environmental change in the past? And what will it take to survive what’s next?

SEASON 59:

Listening to Orcas

February 21, 2020 | 44 min

Scientists uncover the complex and emotional lives of the ocean’s most intelligent predators.

Kingdom of the Tide

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.