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  1. Genetics

    Source of coffee’s kick found in its genetic code

    Coffee doubled up on caffeine-making genes. Those genes evolved independently from similar ones found in tea and chocolate plants.

    By Tina Hesman Saey
  2. Paleontology

    World’s largest dinosaur discovered

    A plant-eating dinosaur named Dreadnoughtus schrani has claimed the record for most massive land animal discovered to date.

    By Meghan Rosen
  3. Neuroscience

    Children’s brains shaped by music training

    After two years of an enrichment program, children’s brains showed more sophisticated response to spoken syllables.

    By Laura Sanders
  4. Astronomy

    Milky Way connected to a vast network of galaxies

    The Milky Way galaxy lives on the outer edge of a newly discovered supercluster of galaxies named Laniakea that is 520 million light-years across.