Dogs are increasingly playing a starring role in all sorts of efforts with scientists. Scientists utilize dog's keen sense of ...

While different varieties may have somewhat different requirements, one thing is certain: You can't have truffles without trees. Even when you have exactly the right conditions, truffles aren't ...

A wagging tail is the universal sign of a happy dog, especially for a rusty golden retriever named Rye. It's his "tell-tail" ...

By Shreya Dasgupta Two dogs specially trained to sniff out truffles have helped researchers identify two new-to-science truffle species in the U.S., according to a recent study. Truffles, synonymous ...

The truffles — a type of fungi found across the globe and revered as rare culinary delicacies — have since been studied ...

Zara sniffed the ground beneath a sprawling oak tree, her sharp nose sweeping the soil with precision. The 6-year-old Lagotto Romagnolo — a breed renowned for its truffle-hunting prowess ...

Bonito and his undergraduate research student, Alassane Sow, who is also the lead author of the study, used DNA analyses to identify the two truffles and to place them in "the tree of life." ...

Although attempts have been made to cultivate truffles, the majority are still found wild, growing around the roots of oak, hazel and lime (linden) trees. Truffles are sniffed out by pigs or dogs ...

Lota prepared two very distinctive dishes for readers that feature black truffles.

This truffle is bigger, more fragrant and flavorful than other types, with a hint of nuts and sweet garlic. To grow, it needs a compact, marly soil and trees like chestnut, oak, poplar ...

“Truffles are some of the most mysterious and ... growing from their roots and providing nutrition to the trees,” study co-author and Michigan State University mycologist Gregory Bonito ...