https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed The icy Antarctic coast was once a lush green subtropical rainforest, teeming with plants, trees and insects, a German scientist told The Local – after finding pollen from trees in ancient rock samples deep under freezing waters. https://www.thelocal.de/20120802/44123 Thu, 02 Aug 2012 15:01:00 +0200 44123 Fresh snow, wind and rain are likely to make Christmas Eve quite slushy for many Germans as relatively mild weather takes hold. But temperatures will drop over the holiday weekend. https://www.thelocal.de/20101224/32011 Fri, 24 Dec 2010 10:31:00 +0100 32011