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Biology
The whale pattern follows the universal laws of human language, new research finds
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain All known human languages show surprising patterns. The most frequent words in a language are the second most frequent, the third three times more frequent. This is known as the ZIPF Law. Researchers were looking for evidence of this pattern in communication between other species, but up until now, no other examples were found. In a…
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Earth
What is La Niña? Experts explain how the weather pattern can affect your winter plans
Credit: CC0 Public Domain This winter’s La Niña forecast could bring more snow than usual to the northwestern United States and drier, warmer weather to the south. But Northeastern University professor Samuel Munoz said he would be wary of planning skiing or beach vacations near La Niña, a periodic weather pattern caused by the cooling of the Pacific Ocean. “Not…
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