Documentaries/The Nature of Things

Documentaries Science journalist and self-proclaimed eco-nerd Ziya Tong had her home, food and body tested for microplastics while making the documentary Plastic People. Ziya Tong had her home, food and body tested for microplastics while making the documentary Plastic People Ziya Tong · CBC Docs · Posted: Mar 20, 2025Continue Reading

Purging our world of microplastics requires change at the government level. But until that happens, here are some things individuals can do to make a difference. Plastic pollution has reached every corner of our planet, from the highest mountaintops to deep ocean trenches. It also contaminates the air we breatheContinue Reading

Documentaries Whooping cranes have a remarkable recovery story. Meet some of the scientists bringing them back, in the documentary Dances With Cranes. Nina Dragicevic · CBC Docs · Posted: Mar 13, 2025 9:23 AM EDT | Last Updated: March 13 George Archibald dances with a crane named Gee Whiz. (InternationalContinue Reading

Documentaries In this community, the income from cutting down one tree can feed a family for six months. But money isn’t the only thing that matters here. By making decisions today, the community of Uaxactún is preserving this precious forest for the future Elizabeth Benner · Elizabeth Benner · Posted:Continue Reading

Documentaries The busy rodents were the key to restoring this rancher’s land The busy rodents were the key to restoring this rancher’s land Elizabeth Benner · Elizabeth Benner · Posted: Feb 06, 2025 9:01 AM EST | Last Updated: February 6 Leave it to beavers to help farmland against climateContinue Reading

Documentaries See how a brief interaction with a bat changed the minds of these agave farmers See how a brief interaction with a bat changed the minds of these agave farmers Elizabeth Benner · Elizabeth Benner · Posted: Jan 31, 2025 10:29 AM EST | Last Updated: January 31 FarmingContinue Reading

Documentaries The ‘Hollywood Cat’ eked out a living in a surprising place and has residents rethinking their relationship with nature Elizabeth Benner · Elizabeth Benner · Posted: Jan 23, 2025 8:53 AM EST | Last Updated: January 23 How a mountain lion made a home in a L.A. neighbourhood TheContinue Reading

Documentaries Fossil technicians at Research Casting International release fossils from rock and reconstruct the most iconic dinosaurs Canadian fossil technicians release fossils from rock and reconstruct the most iconic dinosaursRoberto Verdecchia · Posted: Apr 03, 2024 10:42 AM EDT | Last Updated: April 3 The team at Research Casting InternationalContinue Reading

Documentaries Paleontologists are uncovering fossilized dinosaurs, plants and footprints on a tiny plot in the badlands of Wyoming Paleontologists are uncovering fossilized dinosaurs, plants and footprints on a tiny plot of landRoberto Verdecchia · Posted: Apr 03, 2024 10:42 AM EDT | Last Updated: 4 hours ago Paleontologists are uncoveringContinue Reading