Bird's Nest Soup From hot chocolate in the winter to a scoop of ice cream in the summertime, certain foods just seem to go well with the changing seasons. But climate and geography have more of an effect on what we eat than simply seasonal preferences. According to research done by the International Food Policy Research Institute, climate change will create new problems for the major crops cultivated in different regions of the world. Even though these changes in the...

This video image provided by KABC-TV shows rescue officials working the scene of an accident where a tour bus, left, crashed and turned over injuring multiple passengers, Thursday Aug. 22, 2013 in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/KABC-TV) LOS ANGELES — A tour bus carrying gamblers to an Indian casino overturned along a Southern California freeway after sideswiping a car, injuring more than 50 people on board Thursday, authorities said. (MORE: ) The driver made an "unsafe lane change" to the left,...

Dolphins ride the waves off the coast of South Africa. (Greg Huglin/greghuglin.com). Monster 25-foot waves can scare even the most experienced surfers, but the dolphins in these stunning images by Greg Huglin, taken off the coast of South Africa, glide and leap through the waves with the greatest of ease, as if performing a graceful dance. California-based photographer and filmmaker Huglin, who has also released the 20-minute film "Surfing Dolphins," has long been fascinated by dolphins in the wild. "I...

LOS ALAMOS, N.M. — One of the most popular sites at Bandelier National Monument is set to reopen Monday. Accessible only by a series wooden ladders and steep stone steps, the kiva at the Alcove House site is located at the edge of a niche some 14 stories above the canyon floor. The site was closed in April due to concerns over structural stability of the kiva. The walls of the structure had loosened and there were other signs of...

LIMA, Peru — The ruined city known as the "cradle of gold" was once a mountaintop refuge of Incan royalty, with elegant halls and plazas much like those of fabled Macchu Picchu just 30 miles (50 km) away. Yet only a handful of tourists visit each day, those willing to make a two-day hike to reach its majestic solitude. That is about to change: the national government has approved what will be Peru's first aerial tramway. Bridging the deep canyon...

Pilot Andre Borschberg flies the experimental solar-powered aircraft, Solar Impulse, above Lake Geneva during a test flight from Payerne to Geneva on September 21, 2010. (JEAN REVILLARD/AFP/Getty Images) Traveling the world in a solar-powered vehicle seems like something out of a science fiction novel now, but we might soon be zipping through the sky and plying the oceans' waters in planes and boats powered by the sun. Three projects are proving that technology has advanced enough to make solar-powered circumnavigation...

Diving into the water in Tasiilaq in southeastern Greenland. (Kristinn Einarsson/Visit Greenland) With its Arctic climate and towering icebergs, Greenland may not be known as a swimming destination, but its chilly reputation doesn't deter locals and tourists alike from taking a plunge into the island's crystal-clear waters, according to the national tourist board Visit Greenland. “Of course, it is colder here, but the water can easily get to 5-10 degrees in bays and lakes, which means that the water in...

Nomadic Peoples of the World Nomads come back after travelling for seven days in the Moroccan desert on March 16, 2013 in M'hamid El Ghizlane, southeast of Zagora. (FADEL SENNA/AFP/Getty Images) For thousands of years nomads have roamed the earth, living off the land with their livestock, or hunting and gathering food with the changing seasons. Climate change and globalization have indisputably impacted their lifestyles, but photographer Jeroen Toirkens, who spent 12 years living with numerous nomadic peoples around the...

In a reverse of the normal structure of zoos, the Orana Wildlife Park in Christchurch, New Zealand is offering visitors the chance to step into a cage and be watched by a group of curious animals. In this case, the animals are a pride of hungry lions, who swarm the cage and even climb up the sides and top of it. According to ABC News, the cage is attached to a flat-bed truck so that the tourists can be driven...

(FRANK RUMPENHORST/AFP/Getty Images) RIO DE JANEIRO -- A TAM Airlines flight hit turbulence so severe that 12 passengers and crew members on the plane from Madrid to Sao Paulo were injured and the aircraft was forced to make an unscheduled landing. (MORE: ) The airline says in a statement that Flight 8065 had to land in the northeastern Brazilian city of Fortaleza early Monday after hitting the sudden turbulence. Passengers say the turbulence lasted only a few seconds, but it...

Examples of the objects that are put on auction at Gresham's in Hong Kong. (Credit: Gresham's) Tourists in Hong Kong now have the opportunity to take home more than just a Chinese teapot or fake designer handbag as a souvenir. Gresham's auction house is giving foreigners the chance to bid on rare antiques -- the sort that might be displayed in museums elsewhere -- at affordable prices. The pieces have withstood the tests of time for hundreds of years and...

Two pandas enjoy a meal of bamboo shoots in a enclosure at the Giant Panda Research Base in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan province on June 24, 2012. (STR/AFP/Getty Images) Pandas are among the world's rarest and cutest of animals, with only 2,000 left in the world, but for panda-lovers a luxury tour operator is offering the chance to get up close and personal with the creatures. Remote Lands, which provides customized trips in Asia for wealthy clients, is offering a...

Japan's Hashima Island, commonly called Gunkanjima (or 'Battleship Island'), was populated from 1887 to 1974 as a coal mining facility and housed thousands of workers in its heyday. When coal mining declined, operations at the facility ceased and the island was abandoned. (Yves Marchand and Romain Meffre) Commonly known asGunkanjima (or "Battleship Island"), Hashima Island floats off the coast of Nagasaki in Japan, surrounded by a concrete sea wall which gives it an armored warship appearance. The abandoned island's weathered...