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, ...

Small changes can have incredibly large and unintended consequences, whether for good or for ill. And no matter how smart you (think you) are, there’s absolutely no way that you can predict all of the ...

Just as the flap of a butterfly’s wings can theoretically influence the course of a hurricane, the tiny choices you make in your relationship can shape its destiny. The butterfly effect, a concept ...

On TikTok, videos about the butterfly effect have gone viral. Many users have created content claiming this phenomenon is the reason they found their soulmate. But what does it mean and how is it ...

A team of researchers led by the RIKEN center in Japan have discovered an experimental way to control the weather itself using a chaos theory concept related to the flapping of a butterfly’s wings.

Eagle’s use of the butterfly effect was only one example of why Eagle and Charles Davis are CBS’ No. 2 NFL team, behind only Jim Nantz and Tony Romo. Eagle is an excellent play-by-play announcer with ...

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 ...

Nadia is a life-long movie nerd who, by a twist of fate, became a marketing copywriter. She eventually came to her senses, hung her corporate cloak, and went on to write about all things geek. The ...

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, ...