29 episodes

The Nature of Things - Season 46

First aired Aug 31, 2005Season 46

Browse all 29 episodes in this season, including available images, air dates, runtimes, ratings and episode summaries from TMDB.

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Episode 1

Tarantula: Australia's King of Spiders

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Aug 31, 2005

The hair-raising journey to discover the secret lives of these ancient crawlers. They have been roaming our planet for more than 350 million years and survived to become the giants of the spider kingdom. And they have a reputation to match – their name alone provokes fear and loathing.

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Episode 2

Nature Bites Back: The Case of the Sea Otter

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Sep 14, 2005

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Episode 3

Earth Energy

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Oct 19, 2005

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Episode 4

Change of Heart

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Oct 26, 2005

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Episode 5

The Secret Life of Babies

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Nov 2, 2005

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Episode 6

Tsepong: A Clinic Called Hope

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Nov 9, 2005

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Episode 7

Port Hope: A Question of Power

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Nov 16, 2005

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Episode 8

Everyday Einstein

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Jun 18, 2006

Everyday Einstein provides a fast-paced and jazzy look at the extraordinary impact Einstein continues to have on our daily lives.

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Episode 9

Homo Sapiens: The Rise of Our Species (Pt.1)

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Jun 25, 2006

Homo Sapiens: The Rise of Our Species will introduce you to the ultimate family tree. This story is the story of each one of us. It's the story of the birth of humanity and civilization.

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Episode 10

Homo Sapiens: The Rise of Our Species (Pt. 2)

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Jul 2, 2006

Homo Sapiens deftly employs both docu-drama and interviews with key scientists to illuminate the remarkable story of the origins and development of our species.

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Episode 11

Ghosts of Futures Past: Tom Berger in the North

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Jul 9, 2006

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Episode 12

Blue Buddha: Lost secrets of Tibetan Medicine

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Jul 16, 2006

A look at the rising interest in the ancient healing arts of traditional Tibetan medicine.

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Episode 13

Beetalker: The Secret World of Bees

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Jul 23, 2006

Examining how bees communicate.

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Episode 14

Cuba: The Accidental Revolution (Pt. 1)

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Jul 30, 2006

Examines Cuba's response to the food crisis created by the collapse of the Soviet Bloc in 1989.

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Episode 15

Cuba: The Accidental Revolution (Pt. 2)

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Aug 6, 2006

In spite of the economic crisis and US embargo, the Cuban health system is an outstanding success story around the world.

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Episode 16

When Less Is More

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Aug 13, 2006

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Episode 17

Stephen Lewis: The Man Who Couldn't Sleep

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Dec 6, 2006

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Episode 18

Wild Caribbean: Hurricane Hell

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Jun 10, 2007

Every year the Caribbean paradise is turned into a hurricane hell. From the beginning of June until the end of November its hurricane season in the islands. With winds of over 150 mph, 5 metre storm surges and torrential rain, the destruction caused by hurricanes makes them one of the most feared forces of nature.

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Episode 19

Build Green

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Jun 17, 2007

In a refreshing hour, Build Green advises making the sun, the wind, and the rain – along with dirt, straw, and sewage – your friends. By building a house using innovative practices and materials, you'll be doing the earth a favour too.

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Episode 20

Wild Caribbean: Reefs and Wrecks

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Jun 24, 2007

The clear blue waters that surround the Caribbean islands are home to some of the world's most stunning underwater treasures. Coral reefs form beautiful underwater gardens visited by angels, horse eye jacks, blue tangs and stingrays.

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Episode 21

Wild Caribbean: Treasure Island

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Jul 22, 2007

Take the island hop of your life. Discover the rich variety of islands that are the Caribbean, and what forces have shaped this violent paradise.

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Episode 22

Wild Caribbean: Secret Shores

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Jul 29, 2007

The Caribbean is not just the islands. We explore the least known Caribbean, that area beyond the Sea. A journey along the greatest Caribbean shoreline of all, that of Central America.

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Episode 23

Cuttlefish – The Brainy Bunch

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Aug 12, 2007

Imagine an alien with three hearts, blue blood and a doughnut shaped brain. In an instant it could become invisible, or switch on electrifying light shows. Then imagine this bizarre creature was real, and somehow connected to us.

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Episode 24

Mystery of the Giant Sloths Cave

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Aug 19, 2007

Today's sloths rank highly among the most surprising creatures of the animal kingdom: living suspended to the Amazon rainforest's trees, they move about extremely slowly, as if from a world where time flows differently.

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Episode 25

Geologic Journey: The Great Lakes

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Sep 9, 2007

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Episode 26

Geologic Journey: The Rockies

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Sep 16, 2007

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Episode 27

Geologic Journey: The Canadian Shield

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Sep 23, 2007

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Episode 28

Geologic Journey: The Appalachians

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Sep 30, 2007

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Episode 29

Geologic Journey: The Atlantic Coast

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Oct 7, 2007

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