A groundbreaking discovery reveals that the communication of humpback whales mirrors key structural elements found in human ...

Whale song, though technically not a language, is organized in a familiar pattern.

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As a second Trump administration dawns — or, for his opponents, descends — on America, an interesting and unusual discussion has emerged over the broader meaning of Trump’s victory. One ...

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By Jon Pareles Ever so self-effacingly, Garth Hudson breathed history into songs. At his magisterial Lowrey organ, he summoned Bach, hymns, the gospel church or a circus calliope. At the piano ...

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