What's New With Science? 12 Grab-and-Go Findings
![What's New With Science? 12 Grab-and-Go Findings](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/2/1/6/779216_320x180.jpg)
Did you know that science is capable of some pretty fantastic things? For example, it can help us understand the universe and all of its complexities. Or it can help us develop new and innovative technologies. And, of course, science is always working to improve our understanding of the world around us. So if you're curious about what science is up to lately or just want to learn more about some cool scientific concepts, then this post is for you!
In science, it's often said that you must "publish or perish." What this means is that in order to maintain a successful career as a scientist, you must regularly produce high-quality work that can be published in scholarly journals. The problem is that this can be hard to do when you're constantly being pulled in different directions.
While you were busy sleeping, some researcher somewhere was working. We read findings, so you don't have to in order to keep up with our expanding knowledge of the world. Here are 12 recent discoveries to keep your mind fresh…
![Storytelling can help reduce pain in hospitalized children CRACKED.COM Being read children's stories increased ocytocin and lowered stress among children in ICUs.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/2/0/9/779209.jpg)
Source: EurekAlert!
![Narcissism is linked to aggression CRACKED.COM 437 studies showed a significant link between narcissism and both aggression and violence.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/2/0/8/779208.jpg)
Source: EurekAlert!
![There were likely billions of T-rexes CRACKED For over 2.5 million years, 20,000 adult T-rexes roamed the Earth at a given time, with an estimated 2.5 billion existing over time.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/2/0/6/779206.jpg)
Source: ScienceDaily
![Having anxiety can lead to greater levels of religious belief CRACKED.COM A recent study showed that being anxious can focus our attention and memory on supernatural beings](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/2/1/0/779210.jpg)
Source: EurekAlert!
![Some lizards can scuba-dive using bubbles CRACKED.COM Using bubbles attached to their snouts, some Anolis lizards can breathe underwater.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/2/0/7/779207.jpg)
Source: EurekAlert!
![Scientists revealed what happened during the first microsecond of the Big Bang Dark Energy Accelerated Expansion Afterglow Light Pattern Dark Ages Development of 375,000 yrs. Galaxies. Planets. etc. Inflation Quantum Fluctuations 1st Stars about 400 million yrs. CRACKED.COM The Big Bang is believed to have started with Quark-Gluon Plasma, the first matter which is now understood to be a fluent liquid, that would go on to become the building blocks of life.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/2/1/3/779213.jpg)
Source: EurekAlert!
![Astronomers discover that the Milky Way isn't unusual CRACKED.COM Instead of developing in a violent unique way as previously thought (not to be confused with the Big Bang), astronomers realized our galaxy was developed in a boring, typical way... meaning there's similar galaxies out there.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/2/1/4/779214.jpg)
Source: EurekAlert!
![A narwhal's tusk tells its story like rings on a tree CRACKED.COM A layer of growth is added each year to a narwhal's tusk, which can give us details on its life by its length and thickness.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/1/7/8/779178.jpg)
Source: ScienceDaily
![Australia's wild dogs are almost all dingoes CRACKED.COM DNA testing showed that 99% of what was believed to be Australia's feral dog population is pure dingo.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/1/7/6/779176.jpg)
Source: ScienceDaily
![Monkeys socially distance when they have an infection CRACKED.COM Monkeys will groom and cuddle others less when they have parasites, new research discovers.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/1/7/5/779175.jpg)
Source: ScienceDaily
![Bats are born knowing the speed of sound CRACKED.COM Bats map the world in time, not in distance like humans do.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/1/7/4/779174.jpg)
Source: ScienceDaily
![Rodents and pigs can use their intestines to breathe CRACKED.COM Researchers showed that in cases of respiratory failure, the animals can receive oxygen through their rectums. Hm, wonder how they figured that out.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/1/7/3/779173.jpg)
Source: ScienceDaily