The Story presents: Planet Hope - unlocking climate secrets in the caves of Greenland

The Story presents: Planet Hope - unlocking climate secrets in the caves of Greenland

Author: The Times October 4, 2025 Duration: 31:39

This is Planet Hope, a podcast from The Times and The Sunday Times in paid partnership with Rolex and its Perpetual Planet Initiative. Each episode is hosted by The Story released as a bonus weekly series on Saturdays.


High in the Arctic, beneath Greenland’s ancient ice, lie caves that hold clues to our planet’s past and its future. Climate researcher and Rolex Awards Laureate Gina Moseley leads daring expeditions into these hidden worlds to uncover how our climate has changed over hundreds of thousands of years. She tells Adam Vaughan why exploring these frozen frontiers matters to us all.


Planet Hope is brought to you in paid partnership with Rolex and its Perpetual Planet Initiative. 


Host: Adam Vaughan, environment editor, The Times

Guest: Gina Moseley, climate researcher and Rolex Awards Laureate


Series Producer: Priyanka Deladia

Sound Designer: David Crackles


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