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 ...

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

The sounds that make up humpback whale songs follow some of the same statistical rules seen in human languages, which may be ...

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

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.

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

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 ...

The animals’ complex songs share structural patterns with human language that may make them easier for whales to learn, a new study suggests. By Emily Anthes The English language is full of wond ...