Language has long been seen as a defining trait of human intelligence. Unlike the communication systems of other species, ...

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 ...

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

In the early 1970s, engineers listening for Russian submarines started detecting strange underwater signals. Using ...

A key discovery was that whale song follows Zipf’s Law—a principle in human language where the most frequently used words ...

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.

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

Research co-led by Hebrew University expert on language learning suggests such patterns might also shape sounds made by other ...

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