Beneath the canopy: Pioneering satellite reveals rainforests’ hidden worlds

The rain forests of the world are vital for us to survive. They cover only 6% of the territory of the world, but it contains half of the planet’s types and stores billions of tons of heater gas and helps to reduce climate change.

However, rain forests are intense and spreading. Scientists have struggled to understand what happened under the tree hills, because even the most powerful satellites cannot penetrate thick canopes.