I admit I’ve never given much thought to cork. Turns out, you harvest cork from an oak tree, and the process is kind of like shearing sheep. You remove the cork (bark), and over time the ...

This allows time for the tree to reabsorb nutrients from its leaves (that's what causes the color change). Eventually, the branch forms a protective layer of cork at the base of each leaf which ...

Wildlife expert Doctor Éanna Ní Lamhna has said that Monaghan and Cavan are the last counties to see green leaves on the ...