But these are special occasion words, sprinkled sparingly into writing and conversation. The words in heaviest rotation are ...

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

This is the stunning moment a huge humpback whale breaches from the water. The mammal, which can weigh up to 35 tonn ...

Language has long been considered a uniquely human trait, with features that mark it out as distinct from the communication ...

I only managed to get a good view after a month of tracking it. It’s been swimming around in the evening, creating chaos with parking as people try and see it.' ...

Researchers identified statistically coherent patterns in whale song that may be a signature of cultural learning.

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

The humpback was seen by excited witness Marie Lepage on Monday, February 3, just off Bedruthan Steps in Newquay, Cornwall, a ...

Scientists have discovered that human language and whale songs have remarkable similarities in the way they are segmented and ...

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

After being freed, “it began to swim and drive, showing all the great behavior we hope to see in a humpback,” an official ...

Learn about one of the ocean's most iconic and captivating creatures in the world, the humpback whale. Read more on the blog.