New research reveals sperm whale communication is more complex than thought. Instead of simple clicks, whales use vowel-like sounds. These patterns are deliberate and structured, similar to human ...

The way sperm whales communicate may be more similar to human language than previously thought. The acoustic properties of whale calls resemble vowels, a defining feature of human language, according ...

New research reveals a previously unknown dimension of sperm whale vocalizations, shedding light on their complex communication system. This new study reveals that two discrete coda-level patterns ...

Sperm whales swimming off the coast of Dominica. The marine mammals have a complex communication system that scientists are working to decode. Amanda Cotton Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 ...

Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the University of Southampton, and specializes in animal behavior, evolution, palaeontology, and the environment.View full profile Rachael has a degree in Zoology ...

Over the course of eight seasons of Game of Thrones, we heard the language of the horse-riding Dothraki people as well as Valyrian, a group of languages worked out to a much greater degree than is ...

IF all writers, or, better still, all printers followed the rule of Mr. Horace Hart, and never permitted the use of æ and œ, but always spelled them out ae and oe, many happy results would ensue.

THIS is a concise, accurate, and interesting little manual, written by one who is evidently a master of the subject of phonetics, and knows how to communicate information. Nowhere have we seen so good ...

Rick Rojas and Eduardo Medina report on the South for The Times and are natives of Texas and Alabama, respectively. They don’t think they have accents. April 4, 2025 The third season of “The White ...

The actor addressed his name mispronunciation on 'The Late Show with Stephen Colbert' on Dec. 2 Kristina Bumphrey/Variety via Getty; JB Lacroix/Getty Daniel Craig has "a bone to pick" with Stephen ...

Some people's school experience is as traumatic as that experienced by people with post-traumatic stress disorder. Here, I create an example and at the end, offer takeaways for a wider range of people ...