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The Best Episodes of The Nature of Things Season 49

Every episode of The Nature of Things Season 49 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Nature of Things Season 49!

The Best Episodes of The Nature of Things Season 49

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...
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    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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  2. Background image for The Downside of High
    7.7/10(6 votes)

    #2 - 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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    7.6/10(9 votes)

    #3 - 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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    #4 - Mini Monsters of Amazonia

    S49:E2

    A look at the astonishing and complex relationships of the "mini monsters", insects of the Membracidae family - treehoppers that live amid one of the richest ecosystems on the planet, one so mysterious most people don't even know that it exists.

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    #5 - Broken Tail's Last Journey

    S49:E3

    A personal quest to discover the truth behind the disappearance of a captivating tiger, one of the world's leading tiger cameramen, tracks the escape and subsequent wanderings of a male tiger, named Broken Tail, from Ranthambore National Park.

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    #6 - Darwin's Brave New World: Origins

    S49:E4

    The extraordinary and often harrowing story of Charles Darwin's 30-year struggle to piece together the mystifying puzzle he saw in nature, and publish his theory on the evolution of life on earth.

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    #7 - Darwin's Brave New World: Evolutions

    S49:E5

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    #8 - Darwin's Brave New World: Publish and Be Damned

    S49:E6

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    #9 - Suzuki Diaries: Coastal Canada

    S49:E7

    A father and daughter set out with hope on a journey of discovery to Canada's three coasts determined to find solutions for a troubled ocean and look signs of a sustainable future.

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    #10 - To Bee or Not to Bee

    S49:E8

    Could bees be an early warning sign of a larger problem with our ecology? Are they the canary in the coal mine for the health of planet earth?

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    #11 - Bugs, Bones & Botany: The Science of Crime

    S49:E9

    Meet nature's detectives; how bugs, plants, bones ... even dust can be formidable enemies of crime.

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    #12 - Bat & Man

    S49:E11

    Bats are scientifically extraordinary creatures. Now scientists have begun unlocking the secrets of the bat and are developing potential medical therapies based on their discoveries.

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    #13 - My Nuclear Neighbour

    S49:E12

    What would you do if you discovered a nuclear plant might be built right next door? Two women from Peace River Alberta journey into Ontario's nuclear heartland, to find out for themselves about life with a nuclear neighbour.

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    #14 - Uakari: Secrets of the Red Monkey

    S49:E13

    A journey into the rainforests of the Peruvian amazon to investigate the mysterious Red Uakari monkey, never before filmed in the wild.

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    #15 - One Ocean: Birth of an Ocean

    S49:E14

    Explore the ocean's tumultuous history and how the ocean transformed the earth into the livable, blue planet it is today.

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    #16 - One Ocean: Footprints in the Sand

    S49:E15

    Ancient traditional fisheries, over-development and the places of recovery that can give us hope for a healthy future ocean all intersect.

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    #17 - One Ocean: Mysteries of the Deep

    S49:E16

    Starting in the deepest part of the ocean, take a secret and magical world of bizarre creatures and new discoveries deep beneath the surface.

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    #18 - Masters of Space

    S49:E18

    Is space becoming a new war zone? A revealing look at the fine line between space-faring and space warfare.

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Season 49 Ratings Summary

"One Ocean: The Changing Sea" is the best rated episode of "The Nature of Things" season 49. It scored 9.1/10 based on 9 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 3/25/2010. This episode is rated 1.4 points higher than the second-best, "The Downside of High".