The Nature of Things

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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.

Mae Martin explores the science of gender and sexual fluidity.

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

ISIS destroyed thousands of ancient artefacts and buildings in Mosul. Now, archeologists are making incredible discoveries in the wreckage.

In nature, sound can mean the difference between finding a meal and becoming one.

Sound is used in extraordinary ways to impress, find a mate and fight off rivals.

Baby animals rely on sound to survive after they’re born — and even before.