Brenda McCowan at the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine is working with researchers at the SETI Institute to study communication with humpback whales. (Mark Malleson/Getty Images) A team of ...

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 ...

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 ...