Aliens of the Deep Sea
Episode 1
The octopus is a close cousin of the oyster and snail. And yet, even by human standards the multi-limbed creature is con
The Nature of Things (Season 50)
Episodes: 18
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Changing Your Mind
Episode 2
Once thought to be incapable of fundamental change, our growing awareness of the adult brain's capacity for neuroplastic
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For the Love of Elephants
Episode 3
An intimate look at the bond that is formed between humans and baby orphaned elephants at the David Sheldrick Wildlife T
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Geologic Journey 2: Tectonic Europe (July 8 1997)
Episode 4
Traverse the Eurasian plate across Europe — from Iceland, where new land is formed - to the Alps, where old land is de
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Geologic Journey 2: Along the African Rift (September 2, 1997)
Episode 5
For millions of years the East African Rift has been widening at the seams, tearing the African plate in two.
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Geologic Journey 2: The Western Pacific Rim (November 4, 1997)
Episode 6
Focusing on the Asia-Pacific side of The Pacific Rim of Fire, which stands as a living testament to the beauty and dange
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Geologic Journey 2: The Pacific Rim: Americas (January 13, 1998)
Episode 7
Nick Eyles continues to explore the Pacific Rim, this time looking at the west coast of North America.
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Geologic Journey 2: The Collision Zone: Asia (March 17, 1998)
Episode 8
The fiery unpredictability of Indonesia’s volcanoes at one end, the massive Himalayas at the other and millions of yea
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When North Goes South
Episode 9
Learning and discussing the consequences of magnetic pole inversion.
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Code Breakers
Episode 10
Who were the first peoples of North America? Anthropologist Niobe Thompson embarks on a voyage of scientific discovery,
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Tipping Point: The Age of the Oil Sands
Episode 11
Tipping Point: The Age of the Oil Sands is a two-hour visual tour de force, taking viewers inside the David and Goliath
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The Last Grizzly
Episode 12
Filmmaker Jeff Turner documents grizzly bears in the Northern Cascades of British Columbia.
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Return of the Prairie Bandit
Episode 13
Revisiting the 2009 release of nearly extinct black-footed ferrets in Saskatchewan to see what happened.
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Raccoon Nation
Episode 14
Is your garbage can making raccoons smarter? Stunning footage shot in the deep, dark of night combines with groundbreaki
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The Real Avatar
Episode 15
In James Cameron's film, Avatar, an alien tribe on the distant planet of Pandora fights the human invaders bent on minin
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Force of Nature: The David Suzuki Movie
Episode 16
David Suzuki, scientist, educator, broadcaster and activist, delivers what he describes as 'a last lecture' interwoven w
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50 Years of the Nature of Things
Episode 18
A celebration of half a century of a landmark science and natural history series, and an unrivaled Canadian institution.