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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Scientists successfully created healthy mice from 2 male parents
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Climate anxiety is plaguing the world's youth
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Moose eat so much, they may be worsening climate change
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Weather phenomenon La Niña comes to an end after 3 years
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Even New York City rats can get COVID, study finds
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U.S. winters are warming faster than summers, study finds
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New carbon capture technology can turn carbon into baking soda
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Why NASA is worried about sand storms
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Bumblebees can solve puzzles by following other bees, study finds
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Gold-throated hummingbird discovered in Peru
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What's at the center of the Earth?
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Elon Musk's new 'Master Plan' for Tesla
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Eli Lilly's insulin price cap: How much will the drug cost?
Speed Read The change is being heralded as a very 'big deal' for millions of diabetes patients
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Jurassic-era insect discovered at Arkansas Walmart
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Why space experts want to establish a lunar time zone
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China's coal plant permitting rate was 'extraordinary' in 2022
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Jupiter and Venus to 'kiss' in the night sky Wednesday evening
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2 million Cosori air fryers recalled for fire risk
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Could heat from the Earth's crust be used to remove carbon from the atmosphere?
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6.3-magnitude earthquake hits Turkey 2 weeks after 7.8-magnitude caused devastation
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53-year-old man becomes 5th person to be cured of HIV
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Could the 'zombie fungus' from The Last of Us exist in real life?
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Why are scientists searching for the world's oldest ice?
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Feral cows in New Mexico under kill order because of ongoing environmental damage
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