
Devika Rao, The Week US
Devika Rao has worked as a staff writer at The Week since 2022, covering science, the environment, climate and business. She previously worked as a policy associate for a nonprofit organization advocating for environmental action from a business perspective. She graduated from Cornell University in 2021 with a bachelor’s degree in environment and sustainability and a minor in climate change.
Based in New Jersey, Devika spends her free time reading, singing, playing her bass guitar and taking long walks.
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Space hotels offer billion-star serviceUnder the radar Several startups have their eyes on the skies
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Rotavirus is spreading across the U.S.The explainer The disease can cause severe diarrhea and spreads particularly quickly among babies and young children
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The Internet Archive is in dangerUnder the radar More companies are opting not to archive their sites
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The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is now a thriving ecosystemUnder the radar The open ocean has new inhabitants
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Cyberdecks are unique, customizable and a technological rebellionUnder the radar The portable computers give users complete control
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A popular, edible fungus is mushrooming across North American forestsUnder the radar The golden oyster mushroom threatens biodiversity
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Valuable minerals under Antarctica’s melting ice could mean a drilling-ban reversalUnder the radar A new frontier and an old treaty
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How darkening oceans could impact the entire marine food chainUnder the radar Less light spells trouble for humans and animals
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Human sperm gets lost in spaceUnder the radar Zero gravity, zero destination
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Cocaine sharks: In the Bahamas, the fish are testing positive for the narcotic and several legal drugsUnder the radar The animals can experience behavioral changes as a result
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The Cicada Covid variant is spreading in the USThe explainer Vaccines may be less effective against it
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There’s a radioactive time bomb in the Pacific OceanUnder the radar The nuclear waste problem may explode once again
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Private credit’s very public problemThe explainer Economic uncertainty is a pathway toward bad investments
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An asteroid sample contains all the key components for life on Earthunder the radar DNA from a distance
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Climate change is fueling a physical inactivity crisisUnder the radar Too hot to handle
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Nicotine pouches are everywhere, from tech companies to the wellness industryIn depth Nicotine addiction is going strong
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A company wants to launch space mirrors to the chagrin of scientistsUnder the radar A sky full of mirrors
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‘Boy kibble’ is the new toxic internet food trendUnder the radar A masculine way to eat unhealthily
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How NASA shifted an asteroid’s orbitUnder the radar A rock and a hard place
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Therians: the humans who identify as animalsUnder the radar The trend is growing and leading to controversy
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AI fears are giving rise to ‘HALO trading’The explainer Lower tech, higher value
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Rising CO2 levels are changing our blood chemistryUnder the radar From the air to our blood
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Scientists have turned plastic waste into vinegarUnder the radar Plastic to possibilities
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Fire tornadoes could be the answer to oil spillsUnder the radar The whirling flame could be faster and cleaner
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