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Devika Rao

Staff writer

Devika Rao is a staff writer for The Week. She graduated from Cornell University with a degree in Environment and Sustainability and a minor in Climate Change. Previously, she worked as a Policy and Advocacy associate in the nonprofit space advocating for environmental action from the business perspective. She is passionate about the environment, books, and music.

Honeybees help gather data about a city's health
Honeybee on flower.
buzz buzz

Honeybees help gather data about a city's health

Are the rich ruining thrifting?
A t-shirt.
Briefing

Are the rich ruining thrifting?

The snowmelt in California could cause a long-lost lake to re-emerge
flooding in Corcoran, California.
lost lake

The snowmelt in California could cause a long-lost lake to re-emerge

'Rewilding' animals could help combat climate change, study finds
Two gray wolves.
where the wild things are

'Rewilding' animals could help combat climate change, study finds

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How to watch 5 planets align in the night sky on Tuesday
Moon, Jupiter, Venus.
skyline

How to watch 5 planets align in the night sky on Tuesday

The extreme weather events of 2023
An illustration of a tornado and wind-swept palm trees
In depth

The extreme weather events of 2023

What to expect from the weather this spring
A flooded road
Briefing

What to expect from the weather this spring

Parched America
Colorado River.
Briefing

Parched America

Mosquito species from South America discovered in Florida
Culex lactator.
new in town

Mosquito species from South America discovered in Florida

Will America ban TikTok?
Deleting TikTok.
Briefing

Will America ban TikTok?

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Essential molecules for life may have been 'delivered' to Earth from space
Asteroid Ryugu.
alien invasion

Essential molecules for life may have been 'delivered' to Earth from space

3 key graphics from the U.N. climate report
An illustration of a wet and dry Earth with a climbing graph line in the middle
Feature

3 key graphics from the U.N. climate report

Global happiness has been 'remarkably resilient' over the past three years
cathedral in Finland.
it wasn't all bad

Global happiness has been 'remarkably resilient' over the past three years

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Parasitic fungus that kills spiders discovered in Brazil
Trapdoor spider.
found fungus

Parasitic fungus that kills spiders discovered in Brazil

9 purported health benefits of drinking coffee
Scattered coffee beans
Briefing

9 purported health benefits of drinking coffee

A giant 'blob' of seaweed heading toward Florida could 'wreak havoc' on the coast
Seaweed on Miami coast.
blob incoming

A giant 'blob' of seaweed heading toward Florida could 'wreak havoc' on the coast

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Scientists successfully created healthy mice from 2 male parents
Mouse on blue surface.
Eggs-traordinary

Scientists successfully created healthy mice from 2 male parents

The Willow Project controversy, explained
Willow Project protest
Briefing

The Willow Project controversy, explained

Can Biden curb gun violence?
An illustration of Biden signing an executive action and surrounded by imagery of bullets and gun protesters
Today's big question

Can Biden curb gun violence?

What is climate anxiety?
Climate activists hold signs.
Briefing

What is climate anxiety?

Moose eat so much, they may be worsening climate change
Moose in green grass.
hungry like the moose

Moose eat so much, they may be worsening climate change

La Niña comes to an end after 3 years
Flooding in Australia.
Adios, La Niña

La Niña comes to an end after 3 years

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Even New York City rats can get COVID, study finds
Rat on street.
ratdemic

Even New York City rats can get COVID, study finds

U.S. winters are warming faster than summers, study finds
Garden in snow.
Warm in winter

U.S. winters are warming faster than summers, study finds

New carbon capture technology can turn carbon into baking soda
Ocean and sky.
it wasn't all bad

New carbon capture technology can turn carbon into baking soda

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Why NASA is worried about sand storms
Sandstorm.
Briefing

Why NASA is worried about sand storms

12 recent scientific breakthroughs
Petri dish illustration
In depth

12 recent scientific breakthroughs

Bumblebees can solve puzzles by following other bees, study finds
Bumblebee flying over flowers
following the buzz

Bumblebees can solve puzzles by following other bees, study finds

The pros and cons of self-driving cars
AI arm and a steering wheel.
The big debate

The pros and cons of self-driving cars

Gold-throated hummingbird discovered in Peru
Newly discovered hummingbirds
pink and gold

Gold-throated hummingbird discovered in Peru

What's at the center of the Earth?
Earth with core visible.
Briefing

What's at the center of the Earth?

Musk's new 'Master Plan'
Elon Musk at an event in California
Briefing

Musk's new 'Master Plan'

Eli Lilly's 'aggressive' insulin price cap
Eli Lilly logo with syringe and medicine bottles.
Briefing

Eli Lilly's 'aggressive' insulin price cap

Jurassic-era insect discovered at Arkansas Walmart
Giant lacewing
Hello, again

Jurassic-era insect discovered at Arkansas Walmart

Why space experts want to establish a lunar time zone
moon.
moon time

Why space experts want to establish a lunar time zone

China's coal plant permitting rate was 'extraordinary' in 2022
Coal plant in China.
coal call

China's coal plant permitting rate was 'extraordinary' in 2022

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