The most common word is used twice as often as the second most common word, three times as often as the third most common ...

Zipf’s law of abbreviation was only found to apply to blue whales and humpback whales, though only five species could be ...

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

Now, an international, interdisciplinary team of scientists has found that the intricate songs of humpback whales, which can spread rapidly from one population to another, follow the same rule ...

A mother humpback whale and calf are seen on the coast of Brazil in August 2023. Researchers say they've discovered that humpback whale song is passed down over the years and changes — something ...

This statistical rule is called Zipf’s law, and now, an interdisciplinary team of scientists has revealed that humpback whale songs follow the same pattern. In a study published Thursday in the ...