In 1972, the US meteorologist Edward Lorenz asked a now-famous question: "Does the flap of a butterfly's wings in Brazil set off a tornado in Texas?" The image of the tiny flapping butterfly has come ...

A monarch butterfly (Dannaux plexippus) flaps its wings in Piedra Herrada Sanctuary, Mexico. Might this start a chain of events that results in a tornado in Texas? Photograph by Jaime Rojo In 1961, ...

What started as a brainy concept from chaos theory is now the internet’s latest obsession. The butterfly effect — the idea that one tiny action can set off a chain of massive, unpredictable ...

Opening with a line from Chaos Theory, The Butterfly Effect states that even the smallest flutter of a butterfly's wing can cause a hurricane to form halfway across the world. By meshing this with the ...

Recently scientists discovered that trauma is passed on from one generation to the next not only psychologically but also physiologically, an invaluable, but depressing, discovery, which means trauma, ...

If a butterfly in Brazil flaps its wings, it can cause a tornado in Texas. Basically that is what the butterfly effect says. A seemingly insignificant event happens somewhere, and it can lead to huge ...

A new study warns that global climate change may have a devastating effect on butterflies, turning their species-rich, mountain habitats from refuges into traps. Think of it as the 'butterfly effect' ...

When people talk about the butterfly effect, they miss a large part of what makes chaos theory so incredible. Lets talk about that, and what it tells us about Earth's atmosphere.