The Nature of Things
Season 63
2024 • 14 Episodes
New hosts Sarika Cullis-Suzuki and Anthony Morgan take on The Nature of Things, the world's longest-running science documentary series.
Episodes
1. A User's Guide to the Voice
January 4, 2024
The human voice is the most sophisticated communication tool, but most of us don’t know how to unlock its potential.
2. The Mystery of the Walking Whale
January 11, 2024
Sarika Cullis-Suzuki travels back in time to solve the evolutionary mystery of the walking whale.
3. Butt Seriously
January 18, 2024
Anthony Morgan shines a light where the sun doesn’t usually shine. Why we have butts, how they evolved and how to keep yours healthy.
4. Jawsome: Canada’s Great White Sharks
January 25, 2024
Shark nerds are on a mission to reveal the JAWSOME lives of Canada’s Great White Sharks.
5. I am the Magpie River
February 1, 2024
A pristine river in Quebec is granted rights through legal personhood, protecting it and those who call it home.
6. Love Hurts: The Science of Heartbreak
February 8, 2024
Find out if science can ease the human conditions of loss, rejection, and unrequited love.
7. Hairy Tales
March 7, 2024
A hair-raising journey into the salon, the lab, a remote Chinese village, a baby nursery and even a wildlife sanctuary to explore the surprising new research at the root of it all.
8. Little Sapiens
March 14, 2024
Thanks to cutting-edge technology, experts are finally learning the story of prehistoric kids and how they helped shape humans into who we are today.
9. Fluid: Life Beyond the Binary
March 28, 2024
Mae Martin explores the science of gender and sexual fluidity.
10. Secrets of the Jurassic Dinosaurs
April 4, 2024
Anthony Morgan joins the fossil dig of a lifetime as palaeontologists discover why a tiny patch of land became a giant dinosaur graveyard.
11. Lost World of the Hanging Gardens
April 11, 2024
ISIS destroyed thousands of ancient artefacts and buildings in Mosul. Now, archeologists are making incredible discoveries in the wreckage.
101. Secret World of Sound: Hunters and Hunted
February 15, 2024
In nature, sound can mean the difference between finding a meal and becoming one.
102. Secret World of Sound: Love and Rivals
February 22, 2024
Sound is used in extraordinary ways to impress, find a mate and fight off rivals.
103. Secret World of Sound: Finding a Voice
February 29, 2024
Baby animals rely on sound to survive after they’re born — and even before.