Sperm whale calls are far more complex than we thought – and could be an animal communication system that is the closest thing to human language yet discovered. The claim is based on an analysis ...

The sperm whale clicks reach the equivalent of about 170 decibels in the ocean, as loud as a shotgun blast. Sounds above 120 decibels can cause immediate damage to the human ear, according to the ...

Sperm whale clicking might not sound like much in a recording, but their vocalizations are the loudest on Earth, with these ...

In a study published Tuesday in the journal Nature Communications, researchers analyzed more than 8,700 snippets of sperm whale clicks, known as codas. They say they have found four basic ...

The team found sperm whales have a large repertoire of clicks, which they've catalogued in a sperm whale "phonetic alphabet." Sometimes they slightly vary the tempo of the clicks in a coda.

Scientists have accomplished a whale of a feat. They’ve identified previously unknown complexity in whale communication by analyzing thousands of recorded sequences of sperm whale clicks with ...

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.

Sperm whale communication may have similarities to human language (Credit: Amanda Cotton/Project CETI) Researchers studying sperm whale communication say they've uncovered sophisticated structures ...

Sperm whales, known for their complex social structures and profound intelligence, communicate using a series of rapid clicks, which have, until now, avoided thorough scientific interpretation.

Praytusha Sharma and colleagues from Project CETI, an international initiative aimed at understanding sperm whale communications, analyzed data from the The Dominica Sperm Whale Project, which ...

Sperm whales are considered to be one of the loudest animals in the ocean, which their clicks reaching up to around 230 decibels (dB) underwater – which is much louder than a jet engine (around ...

In the Mediterranean Sea, a prototype whale detection system can use the clicks of a sperm whale to pinpoint its location in three-dimensional space with an accuracy of 30 to 40 meters—only a […] ...