UPDATE: Tune into ABC RN Big Ideas on 23 November for a discussion on this! In 2007 and again in 2008/09 I was lucky enough to spend time in Antarctica researching stories on Australia’s scientific work there, reporting on changes to the polar ice and Southern Ocean, and what they can tell us about our climate past and our future. In the years since I have returned to the science many times as knowledge has grown, reporting on the melting of ice sheets, the movement of glaciers, the implications for global sea level rise, and a host of other issues. I’ve developed knowledge and relationships I cherish – it’s a gratifying thing to do as a reporter, to circle back, ideally with new stories informed and enriched by previous work. One of the stories I’ve followed closely over those years is the quest to recover more than one million years of Earth’s climate history by drilling a hole deep into the ice sheet. It’s an epic and urgent mission. I was thrilled to be part of this Antarctic edition of Griffith Review, and to produce this piece with the ever-patient and brilliant guidance of editor Ashley Hay. This was her last edition of GR, and my third longform story for her over the years. You can find the piece in the Griffith Review 77 Real Cool World: Link here: https://www.griffithreview.com/articles/buried-treasure/