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The Best Episodes of The Nature of Things

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The Best Episodes of The Nature of Things

The Nature of Things is a Canadian television series of documentary programs. It debuted on CBC Television on November 6, 1960. Many of the programs...
  1. Background image for Animal Pride
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #1 - Animal Pride

    S64:E12

    This is nature's coming out story. Connel Bradwell challenges mainstream biology's blindspots and explores the true diversity of gender and sexuality in nature.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  2. Background image for One Ocean: The Changing Sea
    9.1/10(9 votes)

    #2 - One Ocean: The Changing Sea

    S49:E17

    Explore some of the most stunning underwater locations in the world and set sail on a scientific race to predict the fate of the global ocean.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  3. Background image for She Walks with Apes
    8.7/10(9 votes)

    #3 - She Walks with Apes

    S59:E1

    The epic story of three legendary women who fought to save the great apes — and inspired a generation.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  4. Background image for Secrets of the Jurassic Dinosaurs
    8.6/10(5 votes)

    #4 - Secrets of the Jurassic Dinosaurs

    S63:E10

    Anthony Morgan joins the fossil dig of a lifetime as palaeontologists discover why a tiny patch of land became a giant dinosaur graveyard.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  5. Background image for A Day in the Life of Earth
    8.5/10(11 votes)

    #5 - A Day in the Life of Earth

    S58:E4

    From volcanoes to earthquakes & dust migration to meteorites — scientists reveal how much the Earth changes in 24 hours.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  6. Background image for Smarty Plants
    8.3/10(6 votes)

    #6 - Smarty Plants

    S51:E17

    The secrets of plant behavior.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  8. Background image for The Real T.Rex
    8.3/10(7 votes)

    #7 - The Real T.Rex

    S58:E5

    Join an investigative journey around the world to uncover the mysteries of the most famous dinosaur super-predator: the Tyrannosaurus Rex.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  9. Background image for Grizzly Rewild
    8.3/10(7 votes)

    #8 - Grizzly Rewild

    S62:E8

    Five orphaned grizzly bear cubs get a second chance at life in the wild, but can they survive without their mother? A groundbreaking study follows the bears to find out if rewilding works.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  10. Background image for The Roar of the Crowd
    8.2/10(18 votes)

    #9 - The Roar of the Crowd

    S1:E2

    Study of brain cells, how research has helped the understanding of learning and memory. Filmed at the Montreal Neurological Institute, with Dr. Wilder Penfield and Dr. Herbert Jasper

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  11. Background image for Raccoon Nation
    8.1/10(25 votes)

    #10 - Raccoon Nation

    S50:E14

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  12. Background image for Aliens of the Deep Sea
    8.0/10(33 votes)

    #11 - Aliens of the Deep Sea

    S50:E1

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  13. Background image for The Mystery of the Walking Whale
    8.0/10(5 votes)

    #12 - The Mystery of the Walking Whale

    S63:E2

    Sarika Cullis-Suzuki travels back in time to solve the evolutionary mystery of the walking whale.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  14. Background image for Equus: The Story of the Horse - Origins
    7.8/10(34 votes)

    #13 - Equus: The Story of the Horse - Origins

    S58:E1

    A journey around the world and back in time to discover why horses and humans make perfect partners.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  15. Background image for Secret Agents Of The Underground Railroad
    7.8/10(5 votes)

    #14 - Secret Agents Of The Underground Railroad

    S62:E4

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

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  16. Background image for Walking With Ancients
    7.8/10(5 votes)

    #15 - Walking With Ancients

    S62:E5

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

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  17. Background image for The Downside of High
    7.7/10(6 votes)

    #16 - The Downside of High

    S49:E10

    Is today's strong pot damaging young minds? That provocative question is at the heart of this new documentary on recent science discoveries about marijuana and mental illness.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  18. Background image for The Genetic Revolution
    7.7/10(12 votes)

    #17 - The Genetic Revolution

    S58:E8

    Trailblazing scientists are making ground-breaking discoveries in the rapidly evolving world of genetic engineering.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  19. Background image for Lost World of the Hanging Gardens
    7.7/10(9 votes)

    #18 - Lost World of the Hanging Gardens

    S63:E11

    ISIS destroyed thousands of ancient artefacts and buildings in Mosul. Now, archeologists are making incredible discoveries in the wreckage.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  20. Background image for A Murder of Crows
    7.6/10(9 votes)

    #19 - A Murder of Crows

    S49:E1

    A rare and intimate glimpse into the inner life of one of the most intelligent, playful and mischievous species on the planet.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  21. Background image for Ticked Off: The Mystery of Lyme Disease
    7.6/10(9 votes)

    #20 - Ticked Off: The Mystery of Lyme Disease

    S53:E2

    Lyme disease, a mysterious tick-borne illness, has become one of the fastest-spreading diseases in North America. Tiny, dangerous and once uncommon, the population of ticks is growing at an alarming rate. The documentary explores how climate change has hastened the spread of the ticks and this devastating disease, one that is often misdiagnosed and mistreated, and is mired in medical controversy.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  22. Background image for Butt Seriously
    7.6/10(5 votes)

    #21 - Butt Seriously

    S63:E3

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  23. Background image for Food for Thought
    7.4/10(8 votes)

    #22 - Food for Thought

    S58:E10

    When it comes to diet, we swallow a lot of advice. Food for Thought sorts through the latest science to create a new recipe for health.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  24. Background image for The Wonder of the Northern Lights
    7.4/10(6 votes)

    #23 - The Wonder of the Northern Lights

    S58:E11

    The aurora borealis delights and amazes us, but we're just beginning to understand its beauty.

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    Director:Tom Ranson
    Writer:Tom Ranson
  25. Background image for The Real Neanderthal
    7.4/10(19 votes)

    #24 - The Real Neanderthal

    S60:E11

    Neanderthals weren't brutish or dim-witted. New discoveries reveal they were more human than we ever thought!

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  26. Background image for Bug Sex
    7.4/10(7 votes)

    #25 - Bug Sex

    S62:E9

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

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

Best Episodes Summary

"Animal Pride" is the best rated episode of "The Nature of Things". It scored 10/10 based on 1 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 5/28/2025. This episode scored 0.9 points higher than the second highest rated, "One Ocean: The Changing Sea".