The Butterfly Effect is a cult favourite of the 2000s, and now the 2004 release is enjoying renewed interest thanks to its ...

In 1972, the US meteorologist Edward Lorenz asked a now-famous question: "Does the flap of a butterfly's wings in Brazil set off a tornado in Texas?" The image of the tiny flapping butterfly has come ...

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, ...

What started as a brainy concept from chaos theory is now the internet’s latest obsession. The butterfly effect — the idea that one tiny action can set off a chain of massive, unpredictable ...

Opening with a line from Chaos Theory, The Butterfly Effect states that even the smallest flutter of a butterfly's wing can cause a hurricane to form halfway across the world. By meshing this with the ...

Ever seen the movie The Butterfly Effect? The movie depicts the so-called butterfly effect—a hypothetical situation where small initial differences can lead to huge unforeseen consequences over time.

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, ...