With roughly three million rats living in New York City, scientists set out to understand the daily lives—and speech patterns—of these rodent city-dwellers.

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New York City is home to some three million rats, and learning how these rodent residents navigate and communicate is vital to understanding their impact on humans. A new preprint shows attempts to ...