The most common word is used twice as often as the second most common word, three times as often as the third most common ...

Language has long been considered a uniquely human trait, with features that mark it out as distinct from the communication ...

The animals’ complex songs share structural patterns with human language that may make them easier for whales to learn, a new ...

The sounds that make up humpback whale songs follow some of the same statistical rules seen in human languages, which may be ...

Just like popular songs on TikTok, new humpback whale songs can rapidly spread across regions and populations to replace ...

Whales use moans, snores, chirps and cries that are known as whale song. And now, a new study has found that whale song is ...

Humpback whale songs share structural similarities with human language, suggesting complex communication patterns.

For all the world’s linguistic diversity, human languages still obey some universal patterns. These run even deeper than ...

Researchers identified statistically coherent patterns in whale song that may be a signature of cultural learning.

"Using insights and methods from how babies learn language allowed us to discover previously undetected structure in whale ...

Two studies reveal that the communication systems of most cetaceans examined adhere to the principles of efficiency and ...

Humpback whale songs have statistical patterns in their structure that are remarkably similar to those seen in human language. While this doesn’t mean the songs convey complex meanings like our ...