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.
Latest articles by Devika Rao, The Week US
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Can AI help or hinder the fight against climate change?
Talking Point Artificial intelligence is a double-edged sword in this crisis
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The remnants of an ancient ocean could be causing a 'gravity hole' in the Indian Ocean
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Legendary jazz and pop singer Tony Bennett dies at 96
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Savor the summer, experts say. You will see these temps again.
Speed Read Extremely hot summers are here to stay
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How revenge travel is impacting the aviation and tourism industries
Talking Point The surge in travel is a far cry from the previous pandemic years during which travel took a hit
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World's reduced thirst for oil may be foiled by developing countries' challenges
Speed Read Will developing nations slow the peak of global oil demand?
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What are longevity clinics?
Speed Read Meeting the growing demand to stay young
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Defining the Anthropocene, Earth's new era
Speed Read The planet may have entered a new epoch
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Underground warming is a 'silent hazard' for densely built cities
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The unexpected way cars contribute to pollution
Speed Read It may be time to reinvent the wheel
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Is the end of affirmative action also the end of race-based scholarships?
Talking Point The affirmative action ruling's next victim is financial aid
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Japan's controversial decision to release radioactive wastewater into the Pacific
Speed Read Japan plans to dump nuclear wastewater into the ocean with the disapproval of many
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How can free speech become the weapon to curtail civil rights?
Today's Big Question Is arguing free speech the new way to circumvent anti-discrimination laws?
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The movement to make A/C energy efficient
Speed Read Air conditioners have been bad for the planet, but we'll likely continue to need them.
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Aspartame and cancer: should you stop drinking Diet Coke?
Talking Point The artificial sweetener could soon be designated as "possibly carcinogenic to humans"
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Why are animals washing ashore across the country?
Speed Read Marine animals are ending up beached in the thousands
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Supreme Court rejects Biden's student loan forgiveness plan
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Supreme Court goes against precedent, guts affirmative action
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South Koreans suddenly become younger thanks to new 'international age' law
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Earth's axis has shifted thanks to human groundwater pumping
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Did the Dobbs decision help or hinder Republicans?
Talking Point Overturning Roe v. Wade may spell trouble for the GOP
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How do vessels get lost at sea?
Speed Read Finding missing vessels in the ocean is no easy task
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All about the 'underestimated' human metapneumovirus
Speed Read The virus is making the rounds, but you may not have even heard of it
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What to expect during the potential 'super' El Niño
Speed Read El Niño is back this year and with a vengeance
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