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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. 9.1/10(9 votes)

    #1 - 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
  2. 8.7/10(9 votes)

    #2 - 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
  3. 8.5/10(12 votes)

    #3 - The Wild Canadian Year: Winter

    S57:E4

    Lynx hunt snowshoe hares in the boreal forest and the ancient dance between wolves and caribou on Canada's vast tundra reveal the harshest time of year when landscapes are transformed by winter.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  4. 8.5/10(11 votes)

    #4 - 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
  5. 8.4/10(9 votes)

    #5 - The Wild Canadian Year: Spring

    S57:E1

    The first days of spring sees Arctic fox pups take their first steps and black bear cubs learn to climb trees after the long cold days of winter.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  6. 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. 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. 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. 8.2/10(9 votes)

    #9 - The Wild Canadian Year: Summer

    S57:E2

    Killer whales and blue sharks are on the hunt, while amorous fireflies light up the night forest with their dazzling display, as summer reveals Canada’s landscape at the peak of its splendour.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  11. 8.2/10(17 votes)

    #10 - Equus: The Story of the Horse - First Riders

    S58:E2

    Travel back to the moment humans tamed the horse, and learn how horsepower made history.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  12. 8.1/10(25 votes)

    #11 - 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
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  13. 8.0/10(33 votes)

    #12 - 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
  14. 8.0/10(5 votes)

    #13 - 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
  15. 7.9/10(8 votes)

    #14 - The Cholesterol Question

    S54:E4

    A investigation into whether or not Cholesterol really is the cause of heart problems.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  16. 7.9/10(23 votes)

    #15 - Moose: A Year in the Life of a Twig Eater

    S55:E1

    Experience a calf’s first year of life as it grows up in Jasper National Park amid some of the most striking scenery on the planet.

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    Director:Unknown
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  17. 7.9/10(10 votes)

    #16 - The Wild Canadian Year: Fall

    S57:E3

    Fall chronicles a remarkable season of change: young northern gannets leap off perilous cliffs as chipmunks race to gather winter supplies, and prairie rattlesnakes give birth to live young.

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    Director:Unknown
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  18. 7.8/10(34 votes)

    #17 - 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
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  19. 7.8/10(5 votes)

    #18 - 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
  20. 7.7/10(6 votes)

    #19 - 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
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  21. 7.7/10(12 votes)

    #20 - 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
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  22. 7.7/10(12 votes)

    #21 - In Your Face

    S61:E7

    We see faces in everything. Facial recognition is an evolutionary superpower unique to humans.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  23. 7.7/10(7 votes)

    #22 - 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
  24. 7.6/10(9 votes)

    #23 - 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
  25. 7.6/10(9 votes)

    #24 - 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
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  26. 7.6/10(7 votes)

    #25 - Stonehenge Uncovered

    S54:E1

    The biggest archaeological survey ever conducted of the Stonehenge landscape finds new evidence of a lost civilization.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

Best Episodes Summary

"One Ocean: The Changing Sea" is the best rated episode of "The Nature of Things". It scored 9.1/10 based on 9 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 3/25/2010. This episode scored 0.4 points higher than the second highest rated, "She Walks with Apes".