The white truffle is a fungus that has earned a prestigious spot in global gastronomy. Its rarity and the labor-intensive harvesting process contribute to its high price. It grows wild in the ...

The breakthrough came after they attached specially sized geolocator devices to 114 wild sea turtle shells in the waters off the Gulf Coast. This is a standard satellite tag for larger animals.

However, there are truffles that grow wild in other parts of the world ... much depends on who is selected to be the next First Sea Lord – the head of the Navy – which happens first.

Wild sea otters are no longer such a rare sight along the eastern coast of Hokkaido, Japan’s northernmost main island. Experts reckon there are now more than 50 of the endangered marine ...

Japan imports truffles from overseas countries, but they are expensive--European ones cost around 80,000 yen ($604) per kilogram. More than 20 types of wild truffles have been found in Japan ...