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, ...

Popular culture turned the Butterfly Effect into a story of random chance — a wingbeat that changes the world — but ...

Like the burnt toast theory, the butterfly effect isn't just some buzzword trending on TikTok. At its core, the theory is a powerful reminder that you can have more influence over your life than you ...

LOMBARD, Ill. (WGN) — For years, she has been known as the “Butterfly Lady,” a local woman determined to spread joy through the flutter of wings. Often spotted whispering to the tiny eggs dotting her ...

Reflecting on World Cancer Day got me thinking about butterflies, a symbol of hope, but, according to the “Butterfly Effect” theory, a small flap of their wings could have major impacts on the world, ...

Chaos theory says that a tiny, insignificant event or circumstance can have outsized influence in shaping the way a large, complex system evolves into the future. Many people are familiar with this so ...

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, ...

There is an iconic scene in “Jurassic Park” where Jeff Goldblum explains chaos theory. “It simply deals with unpredictability in complex systems,” he says. “The shorthand is ‘the butterfly effect.’ A ...