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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Humpback whale song is a striking example of a complex, culturally transmitted behavior, but up to now, there was little ...

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

Benefits that whales bring extend far beyond the ocean – they help us, humans, too. Coastal communities around the world rely ...