A group of researchers in Germany created 3D printed wings inspired by the monarch butterfly. These robotic wings are ...
In 1972, the US meteorologist Edward Lorenz asked a now-famous question: "Does the flap of a butterfly's wings in Brazil set ...
French entomologist Antoine Magnan wrote that bumblebees "should not be able to fly," as their small wings should ...
Earlier this month, the UK recorded the lowest butterfly count since records began. Butterflies are crucial pollinators, and, in this case, the lack of flapping wings could have serious ...
In Brazil, a butterfly flaps its wings, setting off a chain of events that ends with a tornado in Texas. 1 In layman's terms, chaos theory states that the most unpredictable and seemingly ...
The Guardian's media editor, Jim Waterson, explores how different the world would look were it not for the occasional, well-timed flap of a butterfly's wings.