The Nature of Things

Anthony Morgan joins the fossil dig of a lifetime as palaeontologists discover why a tiny patch of land became a giant dinosaur graveyard.

Mae Martin explores the science of gender and sexual fluidity.

Thanks to cutting-edge technology, experts are finally learning the story of prehistoric kids and how they helped shape humans into who we are today.

A hair-raising journey into the salon, the lab, a remote Chinese village, a baby nursery and even a wildlife sanctuary to explore the surprising new research at the root of it all.

Baby animals rely on sound to survive the most vulnerable stage of their lives. In Algonquin Provincial Park in Ontario, a group of wolf pups howl to stave off danger and protect the pack.

Sound is used to impress, find a mate, and fight off a rival. In the forests of eastern Australia, the male lyrebird, one of the greatest mimics of the natural world, attempts to wow a female with his complex song — including the sounds of other birds and a car alarm.

Sound is the difference between finding a meal and becoming one. At night in the deserts of Arizona, the kangaroo rat uses hollow spaces in its skull to amplify the faintest sounds — including the rustle of its deadliest predator, the rattlesnake.

Find out if science can ease the human conditions of loss, rejection, and unrequited love.

A pristine river in Quebec is granted rights through legal personhood, protecting it and those who call it home.

Shark nerds are on a mission to reveal the JAWSOME lives of Canada’s Great White Sharks.

Anthony Morgan shines a light where the sun doesn’t usually shine. Why we have butts, how they evolved and how to keep yours healthy.

Sarika Cullis-Suzuki travels back in time to solve the evolutionary mystery of the walking whale.

The human voice is the most sophisticated communication tool, but most of us don’t know how to unlock its potential.