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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What to know about the deadly fungal infection spreading across the U.S.
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Getting COVID-19 while pregnant could cause brain development delays in boys, study finds
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Rare hybrid solar eclipse to appear in South Pacific this week
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Can a fishing ban save the West Coast's salmon?
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Climate change is extending the tax season
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How offshore wind projects came to be wrongly blamed for whale deaths
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Baseball may see more home runs thanks to climate change
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Air pollution could increase risk of dementia, study finds
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Why is male fertility declining?
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How to see Wednesday's 'pink moon'
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Scientists break record for fish filmed in deepest waters to date
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A plant-filled home could help prevent infections, study finds
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Honeybees help gather data about a city's health
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Are the rich ruining thrifting?
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The snowmelt in California could cause a long-lost lake to re-emerge
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'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
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What to expect from the weather this spring
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Mosquito species from South America discovered in Florida
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Essential molecules for life may have been 'delivered' to Earth from space
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3 key graphics from the U.N. climate report
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Global happiness has been 'remarkably resilient' over the past three years
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Parasitic fungus that kills spiders discovered in Brazil
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9 purported health benefits of drinking coffee
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