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US riot police and Customs and Border Protection agents at a protest in Los Angeles on June 9, 2025
Image: Patrick T. Fallon/AFP

US ICE agency

The US agency Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is conducting nationwide raids targeting what it considers unauthorized immigrants. It has come under fire for crackdowns such as in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

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Tree ring analysis

Researchers reconstructed the climate of the past 2000 years and found that it kept getting colder.
August 18, 2012
Polar bears on ice sheets (photo: Hinrich Bäsemann/dpa - Bildfunk)

Arctic warm periods

Scientists found the Arctic was much warmer than it is today during the last three million years.
August 6, 2012
Two terracotta pots full of the illicit drug known as ice are seen in Sydney

Australia busts drug ring

Australian police have seized record quantities of crystal methamphetamine and heroin following a probe into an international drug ring. Seven people have been arrested in connection with the raid.
July 31, 2012
Eating gelato

Betting on gelato

In times of economic crisis, a calorie-reduced ice cream competitor provides hope.
July 27, 2012
Data confiscated in a raid

Global crackdown on child porn

US officials have announced that 190 people have been arrested and 18 victims rescued in connection with an international crackdown on child pornography.
June 9, 2012
Melting ice east of Greenland

Melting ice

German researchers say that Antarctica is melting faster than commonly believed.
May 14, 2012
Greenland iceberg

Cold but alive

Inhabitants of polar ice are well equipped to survive the severe cold that surrounds them.
April 4, 2012
A woolly mammoth

A mammoth project

Controversial South Korean cloning pioneer has set his sights on the extinct woolly mammoth.
March 16, 2012
A melting iceberg

Greenland to melt faster

Scientists say Greenland's ice is more sensitive to warming than assumed.
March 13, 2012
People break the ice on a frozen part of the Danube River

Danube damage from melting ice

After weeks of freezing weather created large chunks of ice on the Danube River, higher temperatures have caused some ice blocks to break free. Boats and pontoons were swept away as the ice moved quickly down the river.
February 20, 2012
Frozen Danube

Crunch time

Europe's second longest waterway, the Danube, is frozen and has halted shipping.
February 20, 2012
Cars struggle through snow in Germany

The big freeze

Europe is still in the grips of a cold snap which has left hundreds dead and wrought travel chaos across the continent. Europe's busiest airport, London Heathrow, has grounded half of its flights as temperatures plummet.
February 5, 2012
File photo of Michel Jarraud, Secretary-General World Meterorological Organization, Switzerland, January 20, 2011.

Weather warning

The UN's weather agency says 2011 will likely break the record for the hottest La Nina year.
November 29, 2011
Replica of Pech Merle horse paintings

Losing their religion

New DNA evidence suggests prehistoric painters used less artistic license than previously thought.
November 8, 2011

Murder Plot Allegations

The US wants tougher sanctions against Iran following allegations of a Saudi murder plot.
October 13, 2011

Hueftgold

Hueftgold
September 14, 2011
Arial view of The Melting Vitruvian Man in copper on ice in the Arctic

Disappearing ice

In the Arctic, Greenpeace pays tribute to da Vinci to highlight the region's vanishing ice.
September 7, 2011
Lupin ice cream

Plant ice cream

A new dessert for lactose intolerant comes from lupin seeds.
August 23, 2011
Scene in Berlin

Scene in Berlin

As temperatures soar, only one thing can appease an unruly kid or an overheated hipster: ice cream.
August 5, 2011
Ice flows at the North Pole

Arctic land grab

Canada boosts its military presence in the Arctic in the face of growing competition over resources.
August 1, 2011
Boy in green algae

Unwelcome guests

Receding ice allows new species to enter the Atlantic from the Pacific with unpredictable results.
June 26, 2011

Melting faster

The latest science on Arctic climate change suggests the IPCC's forecasts underestimate the problem.
June 17, 2011
New York Stock Exchange on Wall Street

Preferred partner

NYSE Euronext reaffirms a plan to merge with Deutsche Börse and snubs Nasdaq counter-bid.
April 11, 2011
Deutsche Börse and European flags

Deutsche Börse outbid

Nasdaq and ICE have outbid Deutsche Börse in the fight for control of the NYSE Euronext.
April 1, 2011
The Andean galciers

Peruvian polar caps

In Peru, climate change has an immediate impact on the country's economy.
Nature and EnvironmentFebruary 22, 2011
Italian gelato products

Gelato boom

One scoop or two? Italian ice cream becomes a popular Chinese takeaway.
February 5, 2011
An ice breaker

Less reflection

Climate models are underestimating the impact of shrinking ice cover, a new study says.
January 17, 2011
The football during the first week has been pretty exciting

Mixed experiences at the first week of the Asian Cup in Qatar

Deutsche Welle reporter Arunava Chaudhuri has been watching the soccer in Qatar for a week now.
January 14, 2011
The river Moselle at Trier

The big thaw

Melting snow and heavy rain are triggering flood warnings on a number of German rivers.
January 7, 2011
Ash cloud over Iceland's volcano

2010 in review

From the disruption of Iceland's volcano to one of the biggest oil spill disasters - a look back.
December 30, 2010

Russian airports shut down by ice

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has been berating Russian officials after Moscow's two airports, Domodedovo and Sheremetyevo, were paralyzed by freezing rain.
December 29, 2010
Plows clear an airport runway

Go for takeoff?

Lufthansa hopes to resume a more standard flight schedule, as the big freeze looks set to thaw.
December 22, 2010
A man scraping ice from car window

Ice-free windshield

Bye, bye ice-scraping? German researchers have developed ice-resistant glass for windshields.
December 21, 2010
Canadian icebreaker and iceberg

Cool competition

As polar ice melts, countries everywhere are jostling for power in the energy-rich Arctic Circle.
September 6, 2010
A female polar bear resting with her cubs on the pack ice in the Beaufort Sea in northern Alaska

Poisoned food-chain

As the ice cove retreats, it is releasing pollutants that could endanger the polar bear's survival.
August 20, 2010
A glacier traveller looks down into one of the 'cracks' in the Petermann glacier

Tracking an 'ice island'

A 260-square kilometer 'big wall of ice' has split off Greenland and is heading towards Canada.
August 11, 2010
A satellite image shows an ice island that has broken off the Petermann Glacier in northern Greenland

Glacial movement

An ice island has broken off the Petermann Glacier in northern Greenland.
August 10, 2010
Entrance to the seed vault

Seeds on ice

A third of crop varieties could be restored after a catastrophe thanks to an Arctic seed vault.
July 29, 2010
An ice cream cone poster

Beat the heat

A heat wave has spurred production of ice cream, mineral water and beer to maximum capacity.
July 23, 2010
A computer-generated image of CryoSat-2 in orbit above the earth

Ice explorer

Europe's new satellite reveals the extent of polar melt, says head scientist Duncan Wingham.
April 14, 2010
An image of a satellite orbiting the earth

Satellite launch

A new satellite seeks to advance climate change research by studying changes in the polar ice caps.
April 9, 2010
CryoSat-2

Satellite launch

A European satellite aimed at monitoring changes in Arctic ice has been launched.
April 8, 2010

Karl Lagerfeld's ice world

German designer Karl Lagerfeld set his new Chanel collection in the Arctic. The fashion icon often arranges elaborate scenes to display his creations: This time Paris Fashion Week was transformed into a winter paradise.
March 10, 2010
A man preparing an ice cream cone

A sweet career

Many people around the globe are trading in their old careers to get started in the gelato business.
March 2, 2010
A man clears snow from the roof of his car

Winter misery

Sudden, heavy snow showers caused more traffic chaos to Germany, leaving three people dead.
January 30, 2010
icesave logo

Chilly reaction

Iceland's reluctance to compensate foreign investors could complicate its bid to join the EU.
January 6, 2010
A snowy motorway scene in Hamburg

Tunnel breakdown

Passengers are stuck below the English Channel as a cold snap brings transport chaos to Europe.
December 19, 2009
A BMW Hydrogen 7 test car

Hydrogen hiatus?

BMW says it does not plan to conduct any more hydrogen-powered car trials.
December 7, 2009
Javier Solana

Border row

Macedonia and Kosovo have settled a border dispute, paving the way for full diplomatic ties.
October 18, 2009
An image of the MV Beluga Foresight

Northeast Passage

German freighters have navigated through the Northeast Passage, all thanks to global warming.
September 22, 2009