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It looks like baby talk isn’t just for humans. New research this week suggests that dolphin mothers also adopt a higher-pitched tone during certain forms of communication with their young. What is One Change Mark Zuckerberg Should Make to His Social Platforms? | Gizmodo InterviewBaby talk—also known as “mothese”—has been observed in just about every human culture and language. Though it’s most associated with mothers and their infants, even pet owners will practice a form of it with their cats or dogs. But according to…

Parents around the world coo at their babies in swooping, high-pitched tones called “motherese,” or baby talk. This exaggerated way of speaking—which we also use with our pets—is thought to help infants bond with their caregivers and learn the boundaries between syllables and words. Dolphins, it turns out, may do the same. In a study published today in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, researchers report that bottlenose dolphin mothers heighten…

Chasm-1 remained dormant for many years but has now created a new iceberg. Credit: BASAn enormous iceberg measuring 600 miles² (1550 km²), almost the size of Greater London, has broken off the 500-foot (150-meter) thick Brunt Ice Shelf. It calved after cracks that have been developing naturally over the last few years extended across the entire ice shelf, causing the new iceberg to break free. This occurred during a spring tide on Sunday, January 22 between 19.00 and 20.00 <span class="glossaryLink"…