Despite humans and whales being separated by millions of years of evolution, our vocalizations follow the same principle ...

Two new studies have found that whale song has structural similarities to human languages, especially when it comes to ...

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

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

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 ...

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

A study finds that whale songs are similar to human speech patterns after breaking down the sound lengths and frequencies ...

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

Whale song is more similar to human language than previously thought, research has found. The study, led by the University of ...

Humpback whale – credit Operation CetacesLanguage has long been considered a uniquely human trait, with features that mark it ...

Scientists have discovered that human language and whale songs have remarkable similarities in the way they are segmented and ...