NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with Houston Public Media listener Ed Menger and Weekend Edition Puzzlemaster Will ...

“It’s called the Phonetic alphabet that’s a legitimate thing that people know and learn,” gushed Brogan. “What the f–k, mind is blown!” Getty Images/iStockphoto ...

Linguists say this joyful weirdness isn’t random—it’s rooted in how humans build bonds, play with sound, and treat animals ...

They also noticed the basic building blocks of these codas which they describe as a "sperm whale phonetic alphabet" – much like phonemes, the units of sound in human language which combine to ...

The phonetic alphabet is a staple of aviation. In many ways, aviation and radiotelephony grew together during the World War ...

On-air challenge: This is a phonetic puzzle. If I asked you to say the cry of a ghost plus a letter of the alphabet to get a bunch of flowers, you'd say BOO plus K to get BOUQUET. Now try these ...

Scientists using AI have found sperm whales can vary the tempo, rhythm and length of their click sequences, creating a richer communication system than realized.

Sperm whales communicate through a 'complex phonetic alphabet,' study finds . Researchers analyzed the codas of approximately 60 sperm whales. By Leah Sarnoff. May 8, 2024, 7:26 PM. 1:02.