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ISIS destroyed ancient artifacts and buildings in Mosul. Archaeologists are making discoveries in the wreckage

Documentaries The Nature of Things April 10

This secret location known as 'Jurassic Mile' contains incredible 150-million-year-old dinosaur fossils

Documentaries The Nature of Things April 4

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This workshop in Trenton, Ont., builds many of the world's dinosaurs

Documentaries The Nature of Things April 4

Mae Martin explores the science of gender and sexual fluidity in a new episode of The Nature of Things

Documentaries The Nature of Things March 27

Why we prioritized hiring queer crew for an episode of The Nature of Things

Documentaries The Nature of Things April 4

Gender and sex: Looking back on 100 years of 'the worst scientific research'

Documentaries The Nature of Things March 27

Neuroscientist debunks the myth that the male and female brain are different

Documentaries The Nature of Things March 27

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Prehistoric kids gathered food, helped with hunting, cared for younger siblings — and even had fun

Documentaries The Nature of Things March 13

I haven't cut my hair in 13 years. It's an act of defiance and connecting with my African roots

Documentaries The Nature of Things March 7

How to keep your hair healthy, according to science

Documentaries The Nature of Things March 6

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Long hair was incredibly important to Chi Nguyễn. They were devastated when it started to fall out

Documentaries The Nature of Things March 6

Untangling the science of hair: why we lose it, why it goes grey and why we have hair on our heads at all

Documentaries The Nature of Things March 6

In this flock of 20,000 flamingos, a father and his chick must find each other — before it's too late

Elizabeth Benner

Documentaries The Nature of Things February 28

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Watch how baby caimans call to one another from inside their eggs: they're planning a coordinated escape!

Elizabeth Benner

Documentaries The Nature of Things February 29

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World's greatest mimic: this bird can perfectly replicate the sounds of 20 other birds

Elizabeth Benner

Documentaries The Nature of Things February 22

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Watch these birds in Alberta perform a synchronized dance routine to attract a mate

Elizabeth Benner

Documentaries The Nature of Things February 22

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At least 200,000 species sing in ways that are silent to humans. Listen to one of them now

Elizabeth Benner

Documentaries The Nature of Things February 21

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How elephants use their feet to 'hear' rain storms 100 km away

Elizabeth Benner

Documentaries The Nature of Things February 14

Dancing for their dinner: gulls in Vancouver tap dance to trick worms into thinking it's raining

Elizabeth Benner

Documentaries The Nature of Things February 14

Watch how these owls find their prey under deep snow. It's unlike anything you've ever seen

Elizabeth Benner

Documentaries The Nature of Things February 20

Heal your broken heart with science — plus ice cream and good wine

Documentaries The Nature of Things February 8

Great white shark sightings becoming more common, say Mi'kmaw fishermen

News Indigenous February 5

This pristine Canadian river has legal personhood, a new approach to conserving nature

Elizabeth Benner

Documentaries The Nature of Things February 1

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To film kayakers in powerful whitewater, we had to brave the rapids ourselves

Documentaries The Nature of Things February 1

Great white sharks live off Canada's East Coast and we went on a mission to find them

Documentaries The Nature of Things January 29

My life without an anus: how a cancer diagnosis at 30 changed my life

Documentaries The Nature of Things January 17

Butts are amazing! 4 surprising facts about backsides

Documentaries The Nature of Things January 18

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Cracking the case of the walking whale: an evolutionary whodunit

Documentaries The Nature of Things January 11

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Egypt's Wadi Hitan: the mysterious valley of the whales

Documentaries The Nature of Things January 15

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