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, ...

Is the 2004 Ashton Kutcher vehicle The Butterfly Effect a good movie? Definitely not, no—but try telling that to me at age thirteen. And then wrap your head, once more, around the fact that if you had ...

You’ll be familiar with the butterfly effect: the concept that seemingly minor and unimportant events can set off a chain reaction that can inspire something more significant further down the line.

In a remarkable scientific breakthrough, researchers at Princeton University have observed a fractal energy pattern in quantum materials that had only been predicted on paper for nearly fifty years.

A research team has developed a novel method for estimating the predictability of complex dynamical systems. Their work, "Time-lagged recurrence: A data-driven method to estimate the predictability of ...

Meta has officially announced its acquisition of Butterfly Effect on December 30, 2025, marking a significant move in the tech giant's strategy for AI-driven monetization. This acquisition brings the ...