Standing under the sprawling branches of the largest cork oak tree in the world, it's obvious where The Whistler Tree gets its nickname. Songbirds perch in the canopy of the Portuguese Monumental ...

A low, slow-growing evergreen tree, the cork oak is endemic to the Mediterranean. The most extensive forests can be found on the Atlantic coast of the Iberian Peninsula.

The Portuguese forest alone, which holds 32% of the global cork oak forest area, has sequestered 4.8 million tons of carbon dioxide, according to a study on cork sustainability.

Either way, the cork eventually grows back, and a cork oak tree can be stripped more than 15 times over the course of its 200-year life span. [Photo: Courtesy EDP] A millennia-old material ...

The cork oak’s thick bark adapted to defend the tree from fire, making it an insulating material that’s been used to shield fuel tanks on NASA spacecraft and electric car batteries.

The amount of land ravaged in Portugal's recent devastating wildfires is estimated to cover 122,000 hectares. Around 83% of the land is located in the north and centre of the country. View on euronews ...

Innonature Packaging Solutions has converted 'sustainably sourced' cork into a reusable and recyclable sleeve for wine and ...

In Portuguese towns and cities, ... Trees can live over 200 years, and one harvest of bark from a single tree can produce enough to cork 4,000 bottles. In the harvesting process, ...

The Portuguese company Corticeira Amorim is the world's largest producer and distributor of cork. For 150 years, the company has expanded the Portuguese cork industry, but 20 years ago, the entire ...

When you think of cork, you might think of that pop of champagne on New Year's Eve – but some of this versatile tree bark will also keep astronauts safe as they head to the Moon.

Lorenzo Zandri. Cork—which is harvested from the thick, spongy bark of the cork oak tree—is now the main protagonist in the Cork House, as cork panels cover many of the walls both inside and ...

Standing under the sprawling branches of the largest cork oak tree in the world, it's obvious where The Whistler Tree gets its nickname. Songbirds perch in the canopy of the Portuguese Monumental ...