The Nature of Things Season 62 Episodes

Episode 1

Last of the Right Whales

North Atlantic Right whales are on the brink of extinction. Follow the fight to save them.

Episode 2

Rat City

Remarkable superpowers make rats the evolutionary heroes of the animal kingdom.

Episode 3

Science & Cannabis

Is cannabis a medical cure-all or snake oil? Scientists distinguish the medicine from the myths.

Episode 4

Secret Agents of the Underground Railroad

50 mins

How staff at a luxury hotel in Niagara Falls, NY helped ferry enslaved people to freedom.

Episode 5

Walking with Ancients

44 mins

New archaeological discoveries are challenging our understanding of when the first people arrived in North America, rewriting the human story.

Episode 6

Apocalypse Plan B

Some scientists are proposing radical ways to cool our warming planet - but others say it's time to restore nature on a global scale.

Episode 7

True Survivors

Discussing how humans have survived extreme environmental changes in the past, and what it will take to survive what's next.

Episode 8

Grizzly Rewild

Five orphaned grizzly bear cubs get a second chance at life in the wild; a groundbreaking study follows the bears to find out if rewilding works.

Episode 9

Bug Sex

Broken genitals and cannibalism. Welcome to the weird and wonderful world of how bugs get busy.

Episode 10

War for the Woods

Thirty years after historic logging protests on Vancouver Island, the battle to protect old growth forests is still raging.

Episode 10

War for the Woods

Thirty years after historic logging protests on Vancouver Island, the battle to protect old growth forests is still raging.

Episode 11

The Secrets of Friendship

Step into the world of "friendship detectives," who are unravelling the mysteries of social behaviours in humans and other animals.

Episode 12

Woodpeckers: The Hole Story

Woodpeckers make their home on almost every continent. They come in all sorts of shapes and sizes - from the massive pileated woodpecker to the cute compact downy woodpecker, they're a family 239 species strong.

Episode 13

Suzuki Signs Off

After 44 years, David Suzuki is retiring as host of The Nature of Things. In his final episode.