The Nature of Things

Season 52

15 episodes · Oct 18, 2012

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  • S52E1

    The Buffalo Wolves

    Oct 18, 2012

    Wolves and Buffalo follows the fortunes of one pack of wolves, the Delta Pack. Will the pups survive their first year? Will the packs alpha animals retain their pack position to breed again next year? As they try to bring down the buffalo to keep themselves and their new pups alive what will the future hold for these ancient warriors?

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  • S52E2

    Babies: Born to be Good?

    Oct 25, 2012
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  • S52E3

    Nuts About Squirrels

    Nov 8, 2012

    There are those of us who see squirrels as cute and fascinating, but there is also a large contingent who regard them as “tree rats” - little pests that never tire of wreaking havoc in our attics, gardens, and just about anything else that catches their fleeting fancy. So who’s right? Nuts about Squirrels reveals the secret world of the ubiquitous urban grey squirrel with squirrel robots, micro-chipped acorns and an army of citizen scientists.

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  • S52E4

    The Norse: An Arctic Mystery

    Nov 22, 2012

    Are we alone in the universe? We may be very close to finding out. For millennia humans studying the stars had no idea if there were any other planets in the universe, let alone ones similar enough to ours to sustain life. Now, scientists may be close to discovering Earth-like planets, using a new space telescope and a technique pioneered by two Canadian astronomers.

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  • S52E5

    Lights Out!

    Dec 6, 2012

    Twelve hours of light. Twelve hours of dark. For our entire history we have lived and worked in rhythm with the sun. But all that changed with the invention of artificial light. Light fixtures, computer and television screens - all of these have allowed us more time to live, work, play and shorten our nights. But at what cost? Are we putting our health at risk? We explore how the type of light we are exposed to in the hours between dusk and bedtime can play tricks on our bodies and cancel the healthful benefits naturally triggered by the absence of light.

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  • S52E6

    David Suzuki's Andean Adventure

    Jan 10, 2013
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  • S52E7

    Zapped: The Buzz About Mosquitoes

    Jan 17, 2013

    People struggle to combat a blood-sucking little insect that is both delicate and deadly.

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  • S52E8

    Shattered Ground

    Feb 7, 2013
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  • S52E9

    Meet the Coywolf

    Feb 14, 2013

    There is a new hybrid species which is part wolf, part coyote.

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  • S52E10

    The Fruit Hunters: Evolution of Desire (Part 1 of 2)

    Feb 21, 2013

    The exotic world of fruit and the story of nature, commerce and obsession.

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  • S52E11

    The Fruit Hunters: Evolution of Desire (Part 2 of 2)

    Feb 28, 2013
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  • S52E12

    Billion Dollar Caribou

    Mar 21, 2013

    The conservation of the caribou and their environment is much-contested territory.

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  • S52E13

    The Beaver Whisperers

    Mar 28, 2013

    The national symbol has a new role as an ecological superhero.

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  • S52E14

    The Beetles Are Coming

    Apr 4, 2013
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  • S52E15

    The Man Who Tweeted Earth

    Apr 25, 2013

    Through pictures, music and poetry, Canadian Commander Chris Hadfield brings us a view of earth from space that we’ve never seen before.

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