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, ...

Plus, relationship therapists share how the trend can be a tool for mindfulness Leave it to TikTok to take an abstract philosophy, spread it across the app, and use it as evidence for how they ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Aya Tsintziras is a freelance writer who writes about TV, movies, and has a particular interest in the horror genre. She has a Political Science degree from the University of Toronto and a Masters of ...

Milad Haghani does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...

You've probably heard of the ‘butterfly effect’ from the 2004 American sci-fi movie featuring young Ashton Kutcher. But the ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Living in suburbia already has enough of a bum rap, but the lives of Evan Treborn (Ashton Kutcher ...

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, ...