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, ...

It was a roller coaster of a year for the Butterfly Effect Project. After a tough start to 2025, the Jamesport nonprofit ...

It’s always fun to hear about magical coincidences and serendipitous moments, like when someone decides to take a last-minute road trip and ends up meeting the love of their life. On TikTok, many ...

A Yale-led study warns that global climate change may have a devastating effect on many butterfly populations worldwide, turning their species-rich, mountain habitats from refuges into traps. Think of ...

In science, there has been a concept called the "butterfly effect" for many decades - when a completely random and seemingly insignificant impact as a result of subsequent situations has a key ...

Coined by MIT professor Edward Lorenz, the butterfly effect is a powerful reminder of the interconnectedness of all things. Lorenz devised a model showing that two near-identical starting weather ...

In 1961, MIT meteorologist Edward Lorenz was inputting numbers into a weather prediction program. His model was based on a dozen variables, the value of one being .506127. When he ran the model again, ...

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' ...