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 ...

For some people, the word ‘aspen’ may be more likely to conjure up images of a ski resort in Colorado rather than a tree indigenous to Scotland. However, Populus tremula, as aspen is known in ...

At 5 p.m. on Friday, I slammed my laptop shut and zoomed out the door — escaping the office for a weekend of nonstop music. The brisk winter air sliced through the night as I hustled to Rio Grande ...