The Nature of Things: Season 12
Season 12 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of The Nature of Things Season 11.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 12 Progress Shield
Banting, Best And Insulin
Oct 4, 1971
Season opener: The Nature of Things looks at discovery of insulin by Dr Frederick Banting and Dr Charles Best and deals with current Canadian research into diabetes.
Cancer In Canada
Oct 11, 1971
Chances of recovery by a cancer patient in Canada are examined. Guests: Dr James Till, Toronto's Princess Margaret Hospital, and Dr Robert Taylor of National Cancer Institute.
Parkinsonism
Oct 25, 1971
A look at research which may bring hope to sufferers of a crippling disorder that affects those on the older side of the generation gap. Guests include Dr. Oleh Hornykiewicz, a pio
The Fur Trade
Dec 13, 1971
A look at the endangered species of animals used in the fur trade, focusing on the Canadian market
The Harp Seal
Jan 3, 1972
The life history of the seal, currently the object of the great spring seal hunt; the physiology and behavior of this unusual Arctic animal, plus an examination of its 8,000-mile m
Grouse Country
Jan 10, 1972
The world of the colorful bird family admired by hunters and birdwatchers alike.
The Polar Bear
Jan 17, 1972
Pictorial life history of the Arctic animals throughout the seasons.
Lobsters and the Sea
Jan 24, 1972
A glimpse into the world of an unusual and amusing ocean inhabitant.
Vanishing Peoples: Yanomami
Jan 31, 1972
Documentary look at the Yanomami, a fast-vanishing Indian tribe inhabiting the tropical rainforest of the Upper Orinoco River in southeastern Venezuela and Northern Brazil.[
The Blue Holes of Andros
May 15, 1972
A visit to a deep network of underwater caves found offshore from the island of Andros, with Dr. George Benjamin, a Canadian research chemist and the world's foremost authority on