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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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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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
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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
Speed Read A new tool on the International Space Station can provide key information about this increasingly common phenomenon
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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
Speed Read What does the Tesla CEO have in store for the electric car company? Good question.
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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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