Hidden within Taiwan's steep mountain ranges, beyond roads and well-trodden hiking trails, lies a forest that remained largely unknown to science until recently. While searching for exceptionally tall trees using airborne laser scanning, researchers discovered an extraordinary landscape filled with towering conifers, ancient broadleaf forests and some of East Asia's largest living trees.

Researchers found East Asia's tallest tree, a Taiwania fir, standing 84.1 meters high. This discovery followed a decade-long scientific expedition using advanced laser mapping…

Hidden within Taiwan's steep mountain ranges, beyond roads and well-trodden hiking trails, lies a forest that remained largely unknown to science until recently. While searching…