The Nature of Things - Season 65

First aired: 10/28/2025 8 episodes

New hosts Sarika Cullis-Suzuki and Anthony Morgan take on The Nature of Things, the world's longest-running science documentary series.

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Episodes

1. Empire of Bats

Aired: 10/28/2025

Deep in the jungle amidst the ruins of an ancient empire, bat scientists meet for an all out Bat-a-thon, a blitz of research to discover more about the furry little flyers.

2. Beavers from Above

Aired: 11/4/2025

Sarika journeys to the Arctic where beavers have been encroaching farther north every year. Will the Arctic ever be the same as they populate more of the northern tundra?

3. Wild Wild Weather

Aired: 11/11/2025

Worldwide weather systems are starting to break. How air, ocean and even lava currents are changing in unprecedented ways thanks to a hotter planet.

4. Frozen in Time

Aired: 11/18/2025

After a traumatic brain injury, this scientist had to relearn how to live and work in Canada’s North. Then she discovered that the ancient Arctic was a strange and surprising place.

5. Proof: The New Science of Alcohol

Aired: 12/30/2025

A moderate drinker takes a sobering look at everyone’s favourite social lubricant, asking the question: is any amount safe?

6. Survival of the Slowest

Aired: 1/14/2026

Sarika Cullis-Suzuki explores how nature's slowest creatures survive and thrive. A celebration of resilience, adaptation and the quiet brilliance of taking life slowly.

7. Can Dogs Talk?

Aired: 1/21/2026

Dogs using buttons to communicate in our language have gone viral, inspiring intrepid owners and scientists to dive deeper: can dogs truly talk to us?

8. Cluck! Chickens Exposed

Aired: 1/28/2026

This rollicking romp through the barnyard reveals the mysterious and often misunderstood world of chickens, including their sophisticated social order and surprising cognitive capabilities.