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Some converse in Creole, while others speak Scots, but it's not only humans who can be identified by the diversity of language they speak. Naked mole-rats have their own dialects, too. Shared dialect ...

Rats can tell the difference between Dutch and Japanese, suggests a new study. But it is not because some spy agency has bioengineered them to eavesdrop on conversations in Tokyo or Amsterdam. They ...

"Never rat on your friends, and always keep your mouth shut." That's a famous line from Robert Di Niro's organized crime boss character in the movie "Goodfellas." But does that "mobster rule" apply in ...