The sight of the leaves is breathtaking, and so is the knowledge that in a stand of aspens you are walking through a single individual connected underground Fall is arguably the finest season in ...

In 1992, a pair of University of Colorado at Boulder professors found themselves baffled. The armillaria bulbosa, aka “the humungous fungus,” had been declared the world’s largest organism. Michael ...

In 1992, a pair of University of Colorado at Boulder professors found themselves baffled. The armillaria bulbosa, aka “the humungous fungus,” had been declared the world’s largest organism. Michael ...

It is known as the “trembling giant,” an ancient and magnificent life form in south central Utah. More commonly known as Pando, this vast grove of aspens may be the single largest living organism on ...

Behold the Pando aspen clone, a sprawling carpet of vibrant green-yellow quaking aspens occupying more than 100 acres outside the Fishlake National Forest in Utah. The “Trembling Giant,” as it is ...

For thousands of years, the world’s second-biggest organism has grown slowly and steadily in Utah’s Fishlake National Forest. Today, its white limbs and golden crown sprawl over 107 acres, the sum of ...

Behold the Pando aspen clone, a sprawling carpet of vibrant green-yellow quaking aspens occupying more than 100 acres outside the Fishlake National Forest in Utah. The “Trembling Giant,” as it is ...

If there ever was a movie shot on Kebler Pass near Crested Butte, Dr. Jonathan Coop from Western State Colorado University might have the perfect name for it. “It’s 'Clone Wars,'” said Dr. Coop, who ...

Fall is arguably the finest season in Colorado. The air turns clear and crisp, balmy days contrast with chilly evenings and fall colors sweep through the mountains. In the foothills, smooth sumac ...