Whales of all shapes and sizes play a significant role in the health of marine ecosystems. About 50% of the air humans ...

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.

Humpback whale songs have statistical patterns in their structure that are remarkably similar to those seen in human language. While this doesn’t mean the songs convey complex meanings like our ...

Containing 16 different whale species, the biggest of the baleen whales — the blue whale — measures in at a staggering 31 meters (102 feet) and 190 tons (210 short tons).

From the water, a high-pitched squeak calls out "hello" but the sound is not coming from a human, it's a whale. A team of international researchers have taught a female orca whale to imitate human ...

A new study reveals that whale song and human languages share features that make them easier to learn. Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) are known for their complex songs.

Humpback whale song is a striking example of a complex, culturally transmitted behavior, but up to now, there was little evidence it has language-like structure. Human language, which is also ...

Whale song can be as efficient as – and, in some cases, more efficient than – human communication, according to a new study in Science Advances.

Sperm Whale Communication Is Remarkably Similar to Human Language, Research Suggests The latest study is a big step forward in decoding whale linguistics—and machine learning is making it possible.

Containing 16 different whale species, the biggest of the baleen whales — the blue whale — measures in at a staggering 31 meters (102 feet) and 190 tons (210 short tons).

This suggests whale songs, like human language, are culturally learned. The study indicates that both species share a learning mechanism driven by cultural evolution, which favors statistically ...

Humpback whale songs have statistical patterns in their structure that are remarkably similar to those seen in human language. While this doesn’t mean the songs convey complex meanings like our ...