Global Screen prepares to show the first scene from animated feature “The Last Whale Singer” to buyers at a screening at the ...

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

Two new studies have found eerily human-like sophistication in whale songs, challenging notions about our exceptionality and ...

Zipf’s law of abbreviation was only found to apply to blue whales and humpback whales, though only five species could be ...

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

All known human languages display a pattern known as Zipf’s law. Now, researchers have found the same pattern in whale song.

Two new studies have found that whale song has structural similarities to human languages, especially when it comes to efficiency and brevity. It’s leading researchers to believe that evolutionary ...

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New research suggests male baleen whales looking for love sing a different tune when attracting a mate, and it all depends on ...

Benefits that whales bring extend far beyond the ocean – they help us, humans, too. Coastal communities around the world rely on healthy oceans for food and livelihoods to support their families.

Whale song is something we humans listen to when relaxing – but new research has shown that, as a form of communication, it ain't messing around. A new study has found that certain whale species ...