The Nature of Things Season 49

Season 49

Air date: 2009-10-11
Episodes: 18

Episodes


E1: A Murder of Crows

A rare and intimate glimpse into the inner life of one of the most intelligent, playful and mischievous species on the planet.

Air date: 2009-10-11
E2: Mini Monsters of Amazonia

A look at the astonishing and complex relationships of the "mini monsters", insects of the Membracidae family - treehoppers that live amid one of the richest ecosystems on the planet, one so mysterious most people don't even know that it exists.

Air date: 2009-10-18
E3: Broken Tail's Last Journey

A personal quest to discover the truth behind the disappearance of a captivating tiger, one of the world's leading tiger cameramen, tracks the escape and subsequent wanderings of a male tiger, named Broken Tail, from Ranthambore National Park.

Air date: 2009-10-25
E4: Darwin's Brave New World: Origins

The extraordinary and often harrowing story of Charles Darwin's 30-year struggle to piece together the mystifying puzzle he saw in nature, and publish his theory on the evolution of life on earth.

Air date: 2009-11-01
E5: Darwin's Brave New World: Evolutions
Air date: 2009-11-08
E6: Darwin's Brave New World: Publish and Be Damned
Air date: 2009-11-15
E7: Suzuki Diaries: Coastal Canada

A father and daughter set out with hope on a journey of discovery to Canada's three coasts determined to find solutions for a troubled ocean and look signs of a sustainable future.

Air date: 2009-11-22
E8: To Bee or Not to Bee

Could bees be an early warning sign of a larger problem with our ecology? Are they the canary in the coal mine for the health of planet earth?

Air date: 2010-01-07
E9: Bugs, Bones & Botany: The Science of Crime

Meet nature's detectives; how bugs, plants, bones ... even dust can be formidable enemies of crime.

Air date: 2010-01-21
E10: The Downside of High

Is today's strong pot damaging young minds? That provocative question is at the heart of this new documentary on recent science discoveries about marijuana and mental illness.

Air date: 2010-01-28
E11: Bat & Man

Bats are scientifically extraordinary creatures. Now scientists have begun unlocking the secrets of the bat and are developing potential medical therapies based on their discoveries.

Air date: 2010-02-04
E12: My Nuclear Neighbour

What would you do if you discovered a nuclear plant might be built right next door? Two women from Peace River Alberta journey into Ontario's nuclear heartland, to find out for themselves about life with a nuclear neighbour.

Air date: 2010-02-11
E13: Uakari: Secrets of the Red Monkey

A journey into the rainforests of the Peruvian amazon to investigate the mysterious Red Uakari monkey, never before filmed in the wild.

Air date: 2010-02-18
E14: One Ocean: Birth of an Ocean

Explore the ocean's tumultuous history and how the ocean transformed the earth into the livable, blue planet it is today.

Air date: 2010-03-04
E15: One Ocean: Footprints in the Sand

Ancient traditional fisheries, over-development and the places of recovery that can give us hope for a healthy future ocean all intersect.

Air date: 2010-03-11
E16: One Ocean: Mysteries of the Deep

Starting in the deepest part of the ocean, take a secret and magical world of bizarre creatures and new discoveries deep beneath the surface.

Air date: 2010-03-18
E17: One Ocean: The Changing Sea

Explore some of the most stunning underwater locations in the world and set sail on a scientific race to predict the fate of the global ocean.

Air date: 2010-03-25
E18: Masters of Space

Is space becoming a new war zone? A revealing look at the fine line between space-faring and space warfare.

Air date: 2010-04-01
Title hidden.
Join Beta