In Havana, the Robert Redford character says that 'A butterfly can flutter its wings over a flower in China and cause a hurricane in the Caribbean. They can even calculate the odds.' But apparently that's not what Edward Lorenz, who came up with the idea of the butterfly effect, meant at all.
'It is probability, not certain cause and effect,' writes science journalist Peter Dzikes, 'that now dictates how scientists understand many systems, from subatomic particles to storms.' (H-t: A&L)
Hope for endangered penguins as no-fishing zones agreed off South Africa
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Deal will restrict fishing near colonies on Robben Island and Bird Island
for 10 years, after long debate between industry and conservationists
Efforts t...
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