The Nature of Things Season 52

October. 18,2012      TV-PG
Rating:
8.4
Trailer Synopsis

The Nature of Things is a Canadian television series of documentary programs. It debuted on CBC Television on November 6, 1960. Many of the programs document nature and the effect that humans have on it. The program was one of the first to explore environmental issues, such as clear-cut logging. The series is named after an epic poem by Roman philosopher Lucretius: "Dē Rērum Nātūrā" — On the Nature of Things.

Episode 15 : The Man Who Tweeted Earth
April. 25,2013
Through pictures, music and poetry, Canadian Commander Chris Hadfield brings us a view of earth from space that we’ve never seen before.
Episode 14 : The Beetles Are Coming
April. 04,2013
Episode 13 : The Beaver Whisperers
March. 28,2013
The national symbol has a new role as an ecological superhero.
Episode 12 : Billion Dollar Caribou
March. 21,2013
The conservation of the caribou and their environment is much-contested territory.
Episode 11 : The Fruit Hunters: Evolution of Desire (Part 2 of 2)
February. 28,2013
Episode 10 : The Fruit Hunters: Evolution of Desire (Part 1 of 2)
February. 21,2013
The exotic world of fruit and the story of nature, commerce and obsession.
Episode 9 : Meet the Coywolf
February. 14,2013
There is a new hybrid species which is part wolf, part coyote.
Episode 8 : Shattered Ground
February. 07,2013
Episode 7 : Zapped: The Buzz About Mosquitoes
January. 17,2013
People struggle to combat a blood-sucking little insect that is both delicate and deadly.
Episode 6 : David Suzuki's Andean Adventure
January. 10,2013
Episode 5 : Lights Out!
December. 06,2012
Twelve hours of light. Twelve hours of dark. For our entire history we have lived and worked in rhythm with the sun. But all that changed with the invention of artificial light. Light fixtures, computer and television screens - all of these have allowed us more time to live, work, play and shorten our nights. But at what cost? Are we putting our health at risk? We explore how the type of light we are exposed to in the hours between dusk and bedtime can play tricks on our bodies and cancel the healthful benefits naturally triggered by the absence of light.
Episode 4 : The Norse: An Arctic Mystery
November. 22,2012
Are we alone in the universe? We may be very close to finding out. For millennia humans studying the stars had no idea if there were any other planets in the universe, let alone ones similar enough to ours to sustain life. Now, scientists may be close to discovering Earth-like planets, using a new space telescope and a technique pioneered by two Canadian astronomers.
Episode 3 : Nuts About Squirrels
November. 08,2012
There are those of us who see squirrels as cute and fascinating, but there is also a large contingent who regard them as “tree rats” - little pests that never tire of wreaking havoc in our attics, gardens, and just about anything else that catches their fleeting fancy. So who’s right? Nuts about Squirrels reveals the secret world of the ubiquitous urban grey squirrel with squirrel robots, micro-chipped acorns and an army of citizen scientists.
Episode 2 : Babies: Born to be Good?
October. 25,2012
Episode 1 : The Buffalo Wolves
October. 18,2012
Wolves and Buffalo follows the fortunes of one pack of wolves, the Delta Pack. Will the pups survive their first year? Will the packs alpha animals retain their pack position to breed again next year? As they try to bring down the buffalo to keep themselves and their new pups alive what will the future hold for these ancient warriors?

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