This science writer has seen Earth’s most amazing places. Here’s what she’s learned.

New Yorker staff writer Elizabeth Kolbert has been reporting on climate and the environment for more than 25 years. In her work, she captures both the awe-inspiring beauty of the natural world and the unsettling truth about what humans are doing to it. Her latest book, Life on a Little-Known Planet: Dispatches From a Changing World , is a collection of essays from her decades-long career. Kolbert spoke with Apple News In Conversation host Shumita Basu about the stories that have shaped her reporting — and what they've taught her about a rapidly changing planet.

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This science writer has seen Earth’s most amazing places. Here’s what she’s learned. is an episode from Apple News In Conversation.

This episode is 24:08 long.

This episode was published on Jan 22, 2026.

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