The Nature of Things - Season 49

1. A Murder of Crows

Aired: 10/11/2009

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

2. Mini Monsters of Amazonia

Aired: 10/18/2009

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.

3. Broken Tail's Last Journey

Aired: 10/25/2009

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.

4. Darwin's Brave New World: Origins

Aired: 11/1/2009

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.

5. Darwin's Brave New World: Evolutions

Aired: 11/8/2009

6. Darwin's Brave New World: Publish and Be Damned

Aired: 11/15/2009

7. Suzuki Diaries: Coastal Canada

Aired: 11/22/2009

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.

8. To Bee or Not to Bee

Aired: 1/7/2010

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?

9. Bugs, Bones & Botany: The Science of Crime

Aired: 1/21/2010

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

10. The Downside of High

Aired: 1/28/2010

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.

11. Bat & Man

Aired: 2/4/2010

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.

12. My Nuclear Neighbour

Aired: 2/11/2010

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.

13. Uakari: Secrets of the Red Monkey

Aired: 2/18/2010

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

14. One Ocean: Birth of an Ocean

Aired: 3/4/2010

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

15. One Ocean: Footprints in the Sand

Aired: 3/11/2010

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

16. One Ocean: Mysteries of the Deep

Aired: 3/18/2010

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

17. One Ocean: The Changing Sea

Aired: 3/25/2010

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.

18. Masters of Space

Aired: 4/1/2010

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