The Nature of Things Season 46 Episodes

Episode 1

Tarantula: Australia's King of Spiders

A close-up look at a very large spider - the tarantula.

Episode 2

Nature Bites Back: The Case of the Sea Otter

Examining the comeback of the sea otter in British Columbia.

Episode 3

Earth Energy

Sculptor, aviator, inventor, and filmmaker Bill Lishman documents his journey around the globe in search of earth's renewable energy.

Episode 4

Change of Heart

The stories of heart patients in the transplant ward at Toronto General Hospital are chronicled.

Episode 5

The Secret Life of Babies

Ever wonder what babies think and do while they're waiting around to be born? Or young infants, who can't speak but still express a huge range of emotions? The Nature of Things examines the amazing powers of the fetus and infant.

Episode 6

Tsepong: A Clinic Called Hope

Tsepong: A Clinic Called Hope looks at the situation of HIV/AIDS in Africa, and the complexity of making widespread treatment viable.

Episode 7

Port Hope: A Question of Power

Port Hope, Ontario has all the hallmarks of an ideal small Ontario town, with one of the loveliest main streets in Canada. But Port Hope also has one big problem - thousands of tones of radioactive waste.

Episode 8

Everyday Einstein

Everyday Einstein provides a fast-paced and jazzy look at the extraordinary impact Einstein continues to have on our daily lives.

Episode 9

Homo Sapiens: The Rise of Our Species Pt 1

Homo Sapiens: The Rise of Our Species will introduce you to the ultimate family tree. This story is the story of each one of us. It's the story of the birth of humanity and civilization.

Episode 10

Homo Sapiens: The Rise of Our Species Pt 2

Homo Sapiens deftly employs both docu-drama and interviews with key scientists to illuminate the remarkable story of the origins and development of our species.

Episode 11

Ghosts of Futures Past: Tom Berger in the North

Tom Berger returns to the North to call for a balanced approach to development.

Episode 12

Blue Buddha: Lost Secrets of Tibetan Medicine

A look at the rising interest in the ancient healing arts of traditional Tibetan medicine.

Episode 13

Beetalker: The Secret World of Bees

Bee communication is examined by a bee behaviorist and an artist.

Episode 14

Cuba: The Accidental Revolution Pt I

Two documentaries celebrating Cuba's success in providing for itself in the face of a massive economic crisis, and how its latest revolutions - an agricultural revolution and a revolution in science and medicine - are having repercussions around the world.

Episode 15

Cuba: The Accidental Revolution Pt II

In spite of the economic crisis and US embargo, the Cuban health system is an outstanding success story around the world.

Episode 16

When Less Is More

Alarm grows over rapid and massive development taking place in Alberta's booming oil sands.

Episode 17

Stephen Lewis: The Man Who Couldn't Sleep

Stephen Lewis criss-crosses Africa in a relentless effort to motivate response to HIV/AIDS epidemic there.

Episode 18

Wild Caribbean: Hurricane Hell

Every year the Caribbean paradise is turned into a hurricane hell. From the beginning of June until the end of November its hurricane season in the islands.

Episode 19

Build Green

Build Green advises making the sun, the wind, and the rain - along with dirt, straw, and sewage - your friends. By building a house using innovative practices and materials, you'll be doing the earth a favour too.

Episode 20

Wild Caribbean: Reefs and Wrecks

The clear blue waters that surround the Caribbean islands are home to some of the world's most stunning underwater treasures. Coral reefs form beautiful underwater gardens visited by angels, horse eye jacks, blue tangs and stingrays.

Episode 21

Wild Caribbean: Treasure Island

Take the island hop of your life. Discover the rich variety of islands that are the Caribbean, and what forces have shaped this violent paradise.

Episode 22

Wild Caribbean: Secret Shores

The Caribbean is not just the islands. We explore the least known Caribbean, that area beyond the Sea. A journey along the greatest Caribbean shoreline of all, that of Central America.

Episode 23

Cuttlefish - The Brainy Bunch

Imagine an alien with three hearts, blue blood and a doughnut shaped brain. In an instant it could become invisible, or switch on electrifying light shows. Then imagine this bizarre creature was real, and somehow connected to us.

Episode 24

Mystery of the Giant Sloths Cave

60 mins

Today's sloths rank highly among the most surprising creatures of the animal kingdom: living suspended to the Amazon rainforest's trees, they move about extremely slowly, as if from a world where time flows differently.

Episode 25

Geologic Journey: The Great Lakes

Geologic Journey blends modern science, spectacular footage and animation, and personal stories from people driven by the geologic wonder to document the incredible and sometimes surprising history of Canada's landscape. 1. Great Lakes.

Episode 26

Geologic Journey: The Rockies

Geologic Journey documents the incredible and sometimes surprising history of Canada's landscape. 2. The Rockies.

Episode 27

Geologic Journey: The Canadian Shield

Tells the tale of the birth of the immovable Canadian Shield, the oldest rock formation on earth. Also, how the actual mineral content of earth's has been altered through constant pounding from molten rocks from space.

Episode 28

Geologic Journey: The Appalachians

Geologic Journey documents the incredible and sometimes surprising history of Canada's landscape. 4. The Appalachians

Episode 29

Geologic Journey: The Atlantic Coast

Geologic Journey documents the incredible and sometimes surprising history of Canada's landscape. 5. The Atlantic Coast.