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Sperm Whale Communication Is Remarkably Similar to Human Language, Research Suggests
Sperm whales’ clicking communiques include context and combination structures that make their messaging more akin to language than previously known, according to a team of researchers at MIT. Sperm whales (P. macrocephalus) have the largest brains in the animal kingdom. Their clicks are how the whales converse with one another. The nonprofit organization Project CETI…
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48 New Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books to Keep You Cosy This November
This month is huge for fans of sci-fi and fantasy books. We’ve got James S.A. Corey’s final Expanse book, Leviathan Falls; a new collection of stories by Gizmodo co-founder Charlie Jane Anders called Even Greater Mistakes; and the latest Brandon Sanderson Skyward Series novel, Cytonic. Plus, new books from Marissa Meyer, Tad Williams, Neal Stephenson, Nnedi…