“Of course, there are many differences between whale song and human language,” the researchers write in the paper. “Most importantly, expressions in language have semantic content. The ...

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

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 ...

However, research published today in Science has uncovered the same statistical structure in humpback whale song that is a hallmark of human language. Dr Jenny Allen. Dr Jenny Allen is a leading ...

Whale song is more similar to human language than previously thought, research has found. The study, led by the University of St Andrews in Scotland, revealed a previously undetected “language ...

Whale song is more similar to human language than previously thought, research has found. The study, led by the University of St Andrews, revealed a previously undetected “language-like structure” in ...

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