Rather having herds of explorers clamber around in the upper reaches of these forests to take measurements, researchers decided to use LiDAR to create a 3D map of these forests (press release).

The lost cities, hidden beneath dense rainforest vegetation, were uncovered using LiDAR technology, which allowed scientists to map over 300 square kilometers of the Amazon jungle. Archaeologists ...

One significant study utilized lidar technology to uncover evidence ... land use and cultural burning practices in the Amazon rainforest ecotone. It found that over 6,000 years, Indigenous peoples ...

Amazon's Advocates Fear Trump's Return Means Little US Help to Protect Rainforest BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Alexis Damancio Silva can’t forget the hardship in his town of Puerto Narino in far ...