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, ...

Picture a monarch butterfly soaring over the still, blue waters of the Pacific Ocean. It flaps its orange and black wings in a sweet, simple and modest way. Yet, the consequences are dire. As this ...

When people talk about the butterfly effect, they miss a large part of what makes chaos theory so incredible. Lets talk about ...

Chaos theory shows how tiny changes in a system can lead to dramatically different outcomes. Known as the butterfly effect, ...

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 ...

I have always found the ‘butterfly effect’ to be quite an interesting concept. This idea, taken from chaos theory, basically says that small input changes I have always found the ‘butterfly effect’ to ...

The Fish and Wildlife Service is considering federal protections for the beloved butterfly. But some biologists who study the monarch say the evidence doesn’t support listing. Monarch butterfly expert ...