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.

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choice wins

Abortion bans fail in South Carolina and Nebraska by just 1 vote

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it wasn't all bad!

U.S. adult smoking rate hits all-time low

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Briefing

Why allergy season is so bad this year

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Briefing

Joe Biden's 2024 presidential plans

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tick tick boom

Moderna developing mRNA vaccine for Lyme disease

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Briefing

The alien dilemma

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the mega melt

Ice sheets in Greenland and Antarctica are melting at a 'disastrous' pace

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Briefing

Parched America

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viking vacancy

Sea-level rise may have pushed the Vikings from their settlement

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Briefing

A new contagious fungus

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COVID-19

Getting COVID-19 while pregnant could cause brain development delays in boys, study finds

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ring of fire

Rare hybrid solar eclipse to appear in South Pacific this week

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Briefing

Saving the salmon

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taxing on the climate

Climate change is extending the tax season

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Briefing

Are offshore wind projects causing whale deaths?

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home run!

Baseball may see more home runs thanks to climate change

Trio of industrial chimneys emitting smoke.

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pollution problems

Air pollution could increase risk of dementia, study finds

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Briefing

The male fertility 'crisis'

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pink moon

How to see Wednesday's 'pink moon'

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Briefing

Why did Biden auction off the Gulf of Mexico for oil drilling?

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Briefing

The worsening state of U.S. maternal healthcare

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In deep

Scientists break record for fish filmed in deepest waters to date

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plant prevention

A plant-filled home could help prevent infections, study finds

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buzz buzz

Honeybees help gather data about a city's health

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Briefing

Are the rich ruining thrifting?

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lost lake

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

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where the wild things are

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

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skyline

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

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Briefing

What to expect from the weather this spring

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new in town

Mosquito species from South America discovered in Florida

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alien invasion

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

An illustration of a wet and dry Earth with a climbing graph line in the middle

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Feature

3 key graphics from the U.N. climate report

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it wasn't all bad

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

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found fungus

Parasitic fungus that kills spiders discovered in Brazil

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Briefing

9 purported health benefits of drinking coffee

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blob incoming

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