Scientist Jennifer Gardy turns her critical eye towards the myths, lies, misunderstandings and errors behind the headlines, putting the science of the daily news to the test both in the lab and on the streets.
Cameraman and marine biologist Rick Rosenthal captures for the first time on camera, Earth's biggest migration — the nightly movement of billions of animals from the ocean's depths to its surface and back.
An intimate look at the complex social world of elephants, and the compassionate humans who nurture orphaned elephants back to health.
Increasing resistance to antibiotics has been called “the most pressing global health problem of our time”. A new documentary travels to an ocean reef, a rainforest canopy, a frigid cave and even the mouth of a giant lizard — all in the urgent search for new antibiotics.
Asian Carp are here to stay - and within 100 km of invading the Great Lakes. Despite best efforts in shooting, electrocuting, poisoning and angling them, they multiply like rabbits. It makes them a substantial threat to fresh water eco-systems.
The black-footed ferret, once the most endangered species in the world, is now being reintroduced back to Canada's prairie landscape.
Is your garbage can making raccoons smarter? Stunning footage shot in the deep, dark of night combines with groundbreaking research in this fascinating documentary to explore the remarkable ways that city life is changing raccoons.
More than half of Canadian households own a pet — keeping them healthy has grown into a billion dollar industry. What lengths will people go for their furry friends?
Renowned nature videographer Jeff Turner returns to his roots and embarks on an exploration of the wildlife in the Cascade Mountains to film one of the handful of grizzly bears still left there.
Think you know David Suzuki? Think again. On his 80th birthday we reveal the man behind the image
We’ve all heard people say, ‘It was beyond my control’ or ‘I couldn’t stop myself’. We like to think that we’re all ultimately in control of our actions. But how true is this really?
The wolverine is a creature of myth and misunderstanding. Filmmaker Andrew Manske sets out with his camera to uncover the truth about them.
A forgotten diary tells the story of Labrador Inuit trapped in the world of human zoos in Europe, in the 19th century. Now a new chapter is about to be written.
Early humans eventually colonized Australia, the South Pacific and the Americas. But how did our ancestors master the oceans? Learn how new discoveries in ancient DNA research are changing our understanding of the earliest sea voyages, from Easter Island to the Bering Strait.
A journey through the amazing world of the endangered St. Lawrence beluga whales and the scientists who have worked for decades against long odds to help them.
Follow psychotherapist and alcoholic-in-recovery Mike Pond as he discovers the best new evidence-based addiction research and treatment.
How did we become our planet’s only global species, at home in every environment on Earth? Learn how our ancestors found a way through the deserts and out of Africa; explore the meeting of Neanderthals and humans; and discover how we survived the Ice Age.
Dr. Jennifer Gardy risks it all by stepping into the storm to put weather claims to the test to discover whether they’re myth or science.
Like other kinds of human who once shared our world, Homo sapiens should have died away. Discover how our species faced near-extinction in Africa, and then found a place to rebuild. Explore the birth of language and art at archeological excavations scientists are now calling “the cradle of the human mind”.
No brains, no backbone, no problem! 600 million years ago jellyfish ruled the oceans. Now these mysterious and magnificent creatures may be taking over the oceans once again. Only this time, they’re doing it with our help.
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