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The Best Episodes of The Nature of Things Season 50

Every episode of The Nature of Things Season 50 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Nature of Things Season 50!

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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 document nature and the effect that humans have on it.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    The Nature of Things Season 50 Episode 1 - Aliens of the Deep Sea
    8.0/10(33 votes)

    #1 - 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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. The Nature of Things Season 50 Episode 2 - Changing Your Mind
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #2 - Changing Your Mind

    S50:E2

    Once thought to be incapable of fundamental change, our growing awareness of the adult brain's capacity for neuroplasticity is opening new doors to treatments for diseases and disorders once thought incurable.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. The Nature of Things Season 50 Episode 3 - For the Love of Elephants
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #3 - For the Love of Elephants

    S50:E3

    An intimate look at the bond that is formed between humans and baby orphaned elephants at the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust rehabilitation centre just outside of Nairobi, Kenya.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. The Nature of Things Season 50 Episode 4 - Geologic Journey 2: Tectonic Europe (July 8 1997)
    5.8/10(8 votes)

    #4 - Geologic Journey 2: Tectonic Europe (July 8 1997)

    S50:E4

    Traverse the Eurasian plate across Europe — from Iceland, where new land is formed - to the Alps, where old land is destroyed.

    Director:Unknown
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  5. The Nature of Things Season 50 Episode 5 - Geologic Journey 2: Along the African Rift (September 2, 1997)
    5.9/10(8 votes)

    #5 - Geologic Journey 2: Along the African Rift (September 2, 1997)

    S50:E5

    For millions of years the East African Rift has been widening at the seams, tearing the African plate in two.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. The Nature of Things Season 50 Episode 6 - Geologic Journey 2: The Western Pacific Rim (November 4, 1997)
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #6 - Geologic Journey 2: The Western Pacific Rim (November 4, 1997)

    S50:E6

    Focusing on the Asia-Pacific side of The Pacific Rim of Fire, which stands as a living testament to the beauty and danger that powerful geologic forces can deliver. The Pacific Rim is home to half of the world's active volcanoes and ninety percent of the world's earthquakes, yet nearly 800 million people continue to live within its violent edge.

    Director:Unknown
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  7. The Nature of Things Season 50 Episode 7 - Geologic Journey 2: The Pacific Rim: Americas (January 13, 1998)
    6.2/10(6 votes)

    #7 - Geologic Journey 2: The Pacific Rim: Americas (January 13, 1998)

    S50:E7

    Nick Eyles continues to explore the Pacific Rim, this time looking at the west coast of North America.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. The Nature of Things Season 50 Episode 8 - Geologic Journey 2: The Collision Zone: Asia (March 17, 1998)
    6.0/10(5 votes)

    #8 - Geologic Journey 2: The Collision Zone: Asia (March 17, 1998)

    S50:E8

    The fiery unpredictability of Indonesia’s volcanoes at one end, the massive Himalayas at the other and millions of years of tectonic tension in between. The collision zone of the old world is about to be the hub of the new. India, the Himalayas and the island arc of Indonesia - these lands will form the centre of the world’s next supercontinent.

    Director:Unknown
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  9. The Nature of Things Season 50 Episode 9 - When North Goes South
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #9 - When North Goes South

    S50:E9

    Learning and discussing the consequences of magnetic pole inversion.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. The Nature of Things Season 50 Episode 10 - Code Breakers
    7.1/10(8 votes)

    #10 - Code Breakers

    S50:E10

    Who were the first peoples of North America? Anthropologist Niobe Thompson embarks on a voyage of scientific discovery, using the latest in DNA analysis techniques to unlock the secrets behind humanity's earliest appearance in the Americas.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. The Nature of Things Season 50 Episode 11 - Tipping Point: The Age of the Oil Sands
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #11 - Tipping Point: The Age of the Oil Sands

    S50:E11

    Tipping Point: The Age of the Oil Sands is a two-hour visual tour de force, taking viewers inside the David and Goliath struggle playing out within one of the most compelling environmental issues of our time

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. The Nature of Things Season 50 Episode 12 - The Last Grizzly
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #12 - The Last Grizzly

    S50:E12

    Filmmaker Jeff Turner documents grizzly bears in the Northern Cascades of British Columbia.

    Director:Unknown
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  13. The Nature of Things Season 50 Episode 13 - Return of the Prairie Bandit
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #13 - Return of the Prairie Bandit

    S50:E13

    Revisiting the 2009 release of nearly extinct black-footed ferrets in Saskatchewan to see what happened.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. The Nature of Things Season 50 Episode 14 - Raccoon Nation
    8.1/10(25 votes)

    #14 - 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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. The Nature of Things Season 50 Episode 15 - The Real Avatar
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #15 - The Real Avatar

    S50:E15

    In James Cameron's film, Avatar, an alien tribe on the distant planet of Pandora fights the human invaders bent on mining their forest home. Instead of Pandora, think Peru.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. The Nature of Things Season 50 Episode 16 - Force of Nature: The David Suzuki Movie
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #16 - Force of Nature: The David Suzuki Movie

    S50:E16

    David Suzuki, scientist, educator, broadcaster and activist, delivers what he describes as 'a last lecture' interwoven with scenes from his life and lifetime – the major social, scientific, cultural and political events of the past 70 years.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. The Nature of Things Season 50 Episode 17 - Save My Lake
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #17 - Save My Lake

    S50:E17

    Save My Lake is a TV documentary episode.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. The Nature of Things Season 50 Episode 18 - 50 Years of the Nature of Things
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #18 - 50 Years of the Nature of Things

    S50:E18

    A celebration of half a century of a landmark science and natural history series, and an unrivaled Canadian institution.

    Director:Unknown
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Season 50 Ratings Summary

"Aliens of the Deep Sea" is the best rated episode of "The Nature of Things" season 50. It scored 8/10 based on 33 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 9/23/2010. This episode is rated 8.0 points higher than the second-best, "Changing Your Mind".