The climatic phenomenon known as El Niño is a disruption of the ocean-atmosphere system in the tropical Pacific that impacts weather and climate around the globe. An El Niño occurs every four to twelve years, causes die-offs of plankton and fish, and affects Pacific jet-stream winds, altering storm
Warm water fuels the tropical storms that ultimately form hurricanes. In this video segment adapted from NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, learn how El Niño events—climatic anomalies that occur periodically in the Pacific Ocean—alter the course of atmospheric circulation and lessen hurricane forma
Did you know that people who love sweet food tend to be more friendly, while people who love spicy food tend to be more of a risk-taker? Apparently, the type of foods that you prefer could relate to your personality. Writer: Michal Mitchell Script Editor: Rida Batool Script Manager: Kelly Soong
The Jason-3 satellite, launched on January 17, 2016, is allowing scientists to continue a 23-year record of crucial ocean monitoring. Visit http://science.nasa.gov/ for more. Click here to see more videos: https://alugha.com/NASA
Learn how the ocean relates to weather and climate in this video from NASA. Uneven heating from the Sun drives ocean and atmospheric circulation. Animations and satellite data show how ocean currents and eddies distribute energy and nutrients around the world. Heat exchanges between the ocean and th
Are you a high achiever? How dedicated are you to reaching success? By pushing ourselves beyond our limit, we may pick up a couple of not-so-healthy habits and practices along the way. But by acknowledging them and understanding their consequences, we can use what we know to help change any harmful
This tutorial contains a few translation guidelines useful for volunteers in TED's Open Translation Project. To access the extended translation guide mentioned in the video, go to http://translations.ted.org/wiki/How_to_Tackle_a_Translation This video was created for the volunteers working in the
Have you gone through trauma? If you suffer from lasting effects of trauma like negative self-talk and low self-esteem, your internal beliefs might be hurting your mental health. To help you become more aware of these beliefs to better your mental health, we made this video. Disclaimer: This video
Imagine eating a hamburger that is in every way identical to the hamburgers you’re used to eating… except that did not come from an animal. While this may sound like science fiction, cultured meats (also known as lab-grown meat, slaughter-free meat, in-vitro meat, or even clean meat!) may be availab
Eating unhealthy food and smoking are definitely the top two unhealthy things that we can do on a daily basis. But what about other less common through about unhealthy habits? In this video, we highlight things like rumination, skipping breakfast, arguing a lot with siblings, ignoring your own menta
Aphids are fascinating animals. There are more than 4,000 living, classified species of aphids. In terms of their relationship to humans, aphids are often considered pests, however, there are some really cool features to these arthropods life cycles. For instance, aphids reproduce via parthenogenesi
