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 ...

Short hair is having a moment, and our social feeds are flooded with bobs, lobs, and various cuts above the shoulder. Equally ...

Over the next 50 years, the so-called “butterfly effect” captivated the public imagination. It has appeared in movies, books, motivational and inspirational speeches, and even casual conversation. The ...

Jan. 23 -- Forty-five years ago, Ed Lorenz changed one thing. And that changed everything. Lorenz, a researcher at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, neglected to program his computer one ...

Long before I began teaching full time, I was required in a graduate course to write a statement of my teaching philosophy. In my statement, I worked in a plethora of passionately idealistic ...