Nestled in the American state of Utah, Pando is not just a forest; it is an extraordinary collective of thousands of trees, all sharing the same genetic makeup and interconnected root system.

Every tree in Pando is genetically identical, sharing DNA from a root system that has been growing and regenerating for tens of thousands of years beneath the forest floor. Named after the Latin ...

Pando is an ancient quaking aspen tree (Populus tremuloides) with 47,000 genetically identical stems, or tree trunks, connected to a vast underground root system. Each stem is a clone of the one ...

Suppression of natural predators in Pando forest in Utah, for example, has allowed deer and elk to run riot, feasting on the ancient aspen colony and slowly killing it. Port and Starboard ...