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From avocado to almonds, vegan frozen desserts abound today. But replicating the complex choreography of water, protein, fat and sugar that milk usually takes care of is a challenge.

Huge stone slabs weighing up to 300 tons that now reside in Beijing's Forbidden City were slid more than 40 miles in 15th- and 16th-century China over water-lubricated ice roads in the dead of winter. Though spoked wheels had been around for almost 3,000 years, the ice roads were smoother and required less manpower.

John Hubner's Last Chance in Texas: The Redemption of Criminal Youth, includes a profile of Antonio Alvarado. Hubner and Alvarado speak with Scott Simon.

Researchers say the ice is melting more quickly than they've ever seen. They think it's because warm water is circulating under the ice shelf, and that the melting process appears to be irreversible.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials scanned driver's license databases and used facial recognition technology to analyze millions of photos without permission in at least three states.

A handful of Democratic lawmakers are calling to abolish U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to Rep. Adriano Espaillat, D-N.Y., who is sponsoring the legislation.

This year marks 25 years of the original Ice Hotel, carved from snow and ice bricks in far northern Sweden. This story originally aired on All Things Considered on Jan. 29, 2015.

A massive ice pack that normally clings to northern Greenland's coastline is splitting apart and floating out to sea. Climate change is to blame, scientists say.

An ice cream popular in Northeastern China tells a story of the country's long history with Russia in the 20th century.

Scottsdale, Ariz., has lifted a decades-old ban on ice cream trucks. Dismissing fears of accidents, or strangers on the streets, officials gave a license to Sydney Kirsch. She tells The Arizona Republic that she'll sell ice cream when not studying in high school.