The Nature of Things
The Nature of Things is one of the most successful series in the history of Canadian television. Hosted by the world-renowned geneticist and environmentalist David Suzuki.
- 1960-2026
- 65 seasons
- Discovery Channel
- Documentary
The Nature of Things is one of the most successful series in the history of Canadian television. Hosted by the world-renowned geneticist and environmentalist David Suzuki.
Season 50 Episode Guide
18 Episodes 2010 - 2011
Episode 1
Aliens of the Deep Sea
The octopus is a close cousin of the oyster and snail. And yet, even by human standards the multi-limbed creature is considered highly intelligent. From Spain to Vancouver Island to Capri, Italy, scientists are testing the brain-power of the mysterious and mythic octopus.
Episode 2
Changing Your Mind
Once thought to be incapable of fundamental change, our growing awareness of the adult brain's capacity for neuroplasticity is opening new doors to treatments for diseases and disorders once thought incurable.
Episode 3
For the Love of Elephants
An intimate look at the bond that is formed between humans and baby orphaned elephants at the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust rehabilitation centre just outside of Nairobi, Kenya.
Episode 4
Geologic Journey II: Tectonic Europe
Traverse the Eurasian plate across Europe - from Iceland, where new land is formed - to the Alps, where old land is destroyed.
Episode 5
Geologic Journey II: Along the African Rift
For millions of years the East African Rift has been widening at the seams, tearing the African plate in two.
Episode 6
Geologic Journey II: The Western Pacific Rim
The Pacific Rim of Fire stands as a living testament to the beauty and danger that powerful geologic forces can deliver. The Pacific Rim is home to half of the world's active volcanoes and ninety percent of the world's earthquakes, yet nearly 800 million people continue to live within its violent edge.
Episode 7
Geologic Journey II: The Pacific Rim - Americas
As the exploration of the Pacific Rim continues, Prof. Nick Eyles will travel along the west coast of North America, in The Pacific Rim: The Americas. Following the shore, we'll travel from Alaska to California to Chile discovering how tectonic rhythms threaten the people living along the two continents' coastlines.
Episode 8
Geologic Journey II: The Collision Zone - Asia
Welcome to the Collision Zone - the fiery unpredictability of Indonesia's volcanoes at one end, the massive Himalayas at the other and millions of years of tectonic tension in between.
Episode 9
When North Goes South
The earth has two North poles, the geographic and the magnetic. The magnetic pole is always moving, but could it be about to flip? What will be the impact?
Episode 10
Code Breakers
Who were the first peoples of North America? Anthropologist Niobe Thompson embarks on a voyage of scientific discovery, using the latest in DNA analysis techniques to unlock the secrets behind humanity's earliest appearance in the Americas.
Episode 11
Tipping Point: The Age of the Oil and Sands
Scientists and activists are pitted against the oil industry in a battle for hearts and minds -- have the oil sands reached a tipping point?
Episode 12
The Last Grizzly
Renowned nature videographer Jeff Turner returns to his roots and embarks on an exploration of the wildlife in the Cascade Mountains to film one of the handful of grizzly bears still left there.
Episode 13
The Return of the Prairie Bandit
The black-footed ferret, once the most endangered species in the world, is now being reintroduced back to Canada's prairie landscape.
Episode 14
Raccoon Nation
Is your garbage can making raccoons smarter? Stunning footage shot in the deep, dark of night combines with groundbreaking research in this fascinating documentary to explore the remarkable ways that city life is changing raccoons.
Episode 15
The Real Avatar
In James Cameron's film, Avatar, an alien tribe on the distant planet of Pandora fights the human invaders bent on mining their forest home. Instead of Pandora, think Peru.
Episode 16
Force of Nature: The David Suzuki Movie
David Suzuki, scientist, educator, broadcaster and activist, delivers what he describes as 'a last lecture' interwoven with scenes from his life and lifetime - the major social, scientific, cultural and political events of the past 70 yrs.
Episode 17
Save My Lake
Is it too late to save one of the largest freshwater lakes in the world?
Episode 18
50 Years of the Nature of Things
A celebration of half a century of a landmark science and natural history series, and an unrivaled Canadian institution.