Articles by Rachael Lallensack

About Rachael Lallensack

Rachael Lallensack is the assistant web editor for science and innovation at Smithsonian.

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Innovative Spirit December 4, 2018

Ear Tubes May Finally Get an Upgrade

Science in the Movies November 15, 2018

Fantastic Things We Learned This Year About Fantastic Beasts of the Real World

New Research November 13, 2018

With Humans Out of the Way, Humpbacks Are Flourishing—But So Are Orcas

October 31, 2018

Mama Bats Literally Nudge Their Babies Out of the Roost

Innovative Spirit October 23, 2018

This 12-Year-Old Girl Built a Robot That Can Find Microplastics In the Ocean

Innovative Spirit October 15, 2018

Stanford Ovshinsky Might Be the Most Prolific Inventor You’ve Never Heard Of

October 10, 2018

Busy Bees Take a Break During Total Solar Eclipses

October 2, 2018

The Nobels Notoriously Overlook Women Physicists. Donna Strickland's Win Puts That Disparity into the Spotlight

September 20, 2018

Ecstasy Turns Antisocial Octopuses Into Lovestruck Cuddle Buddies—Just Like Us

September 19, 2018

These "Robotic Skins" Turn Everyday Objects Into Robots