Humans had a reputation for being on the younger side of history’s children, with much room for evolution and development. A beautiful section of the natural environment revealed itself to be the ...

Pando is a giant aspen clone in central Utah that has been regrowing parts of itself for up to 80,000 years — but new threats mean the plant is now in decline. When you purchase through links on our ...

Aerial view of Pando’s land mass, outlined in green. Credit: Lance Oditt, friendsofpando.org/GIS map by Paul Rogers and Daren McAvoy For this story, we’re taking ...

DNA samples from one of the world’s largest and oldest plants — a quaking aspen tree (Populus tremuloides) in Utah called Pando — have helped researchers to determine its age and revealed clues about ...