All known human languages display a surprising pattern: the most frequent word in a language is twice as frequent as the second most frequent, three times as frequent as the third, and so on. This is ...

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

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

This is the first time pack- ice killer whales have ever been, ever been recorded. - Lee continues to listen to the group ... re searching for prey because sound travels incredibly well in water.

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

Whale song more similar to human language than previously thought – study - Research has revealed a previously undetected ...

For almost two decades the team has been using free-floating "sonobuoys" as "listening stations," to detect, track and record Antarctic blue whale and other whale sounds. Spending more than eight ...

While others may slog over a computer, she spends her time offshore, looking and listening for the sights and sounds of dolphins and whales. Dr Doake is what is known as a marine mammal observer ...