Light shines on a sperm whale swimming off the coast of Dominica in March. In a study published May 7 in the journal Nature Communications, scientists studying the sperm whales that live around the ...

Analysis shows whales’ coda vocalizations are ‘highly complex’ and remarkably similar to our own ...

Whales use complex communication systems we still don’t understand, a trope exploited in sci-fi shows like Apple TV’s Extrapolations. That show featured a humpback whale (voiced by Meryl Streep) ...

Project CETI is harnessing AI to understand the complex communication system of sperm whales. In a new study, the project's scientists used AI to decode thousands of sperm whale clicks. CETI founder ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A sperm whale swims off the coast of Dominica in March 2024. In a study published Tuesday, May 7, in the journal Nature ...

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 wonderful ...

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On a special episode (first released on June 6, 2024) of The Excerpt podcast: These gentle giants of the ocean have long been a source of fascination for us humans. And while researchers have made ...

Language has long been considered a uniquely human trait, with features that mark it out as distinct from the communication of all other species. However, research published in Science has uncovered ...

The past decade has seen an explosion of new research into some of the most fascinating sounds in the sea: the vocalisations of whales and dolphins. Researchers have also showed that sperm whale vocal ...