Home to around 400 billion trees, the Amazon is the most expansive rainforest on Earth. Surprisingly, though, it isn’t especially famous for towering trees, despite its vast abundance. That may be changing, however, as scientists begin uncovering some of the rainforest’s true giants. The rest of this article is behind a paywall. Please sign in or subscribe to access the full content.

The tallest tree in the Amazon rainforest measures 88.5 metres (290 feet), located in an extremely remote part of the rainforest between the states of Pará and Amapá in northern Brazil, according to a 2019 study .

It was discovered by Brazil’s National Institute for Space Research, which used airborne laser scanning to study vast swathes of the Amazon rainforest. Interestingly, it wasn’t the only giant in

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