
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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Linda Yaccarino and the new era of Twitter
In the Spotlight A look into new Twitter CEO Linda Yaccarino and whether she's headed toward a 'glass cliff'
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Fossil fuels contributed to more than one-third of western wildfires
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'Highly contagious' and drug-resistant ringworm infections found in New York City
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Is the term 'AAPI' alienating or inclusive?
Talking Point Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders have long been grouped under the same umbrella terminology
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FDA panel votes unanimously to make birth control pill available over the counter
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Babies born through 'groundbreaking' procedure using DNA of 3 people
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The price (and pros) of tattoos
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Researchers discover submerged cemetery and hospital off the Florida coast
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The pros and cons of space colonization
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Biden wants airlines to pay passengers for cancellations and delays
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COVID-19 no longer a global health emergency, WHO says
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U.S. death rates dropped in 2022 for the first time since the pandemic began
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Scientists use 'pioneering' new technique to extract DNA from ancient pendant
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Asteroid set to pass by Earth about as close as the moon
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The Supreme Court's surprising blow to oil companies
Talking Point The court says climate cases will be handled at the state level, causing friction between oil companies and environmentalists
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Oklahoma bans gender-affirming care for kids
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The debate over chemical recycling
Speed Read Is it the next big solution to plastic pollution or is it making the problem worse?
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Air pollution could increase risk of heart arrhythmia
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Abortion bans fail in South Carolina and Nebraska by just 1 vote
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U.S. adult smoking rate hits all-time low
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Why allergy season is so bad this year
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Moderna developing mRNA vaccine for Lyme disease
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Why it's so hard to look for evidence of aliens
Speed Read Looking for aliens may be "like imagining a color we've never seen"
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Ice sheets in Greenland and Antarctica are melting at a 'disastrous' pace
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