Scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) are using machine learning to research sperm whale communication habits -- and they're learning unprecedented things. Their new study, titled "Contextual and Combinatorial Structure in Sperm Whale Vocalisations," shines some light on the language sperm whales use to communicate.The study focuses on whale vocalizations known as codas, or short bursts of clicks with various inter-click intervals. Instead of the more familiar music-like... Read this story
