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 ...

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 ...

Chaos theory shows how tiny changes in a system can lead to dramatically different outcomes. Known 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 ...

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, ...

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 ...