Much like black licorice, coriander, lamb and Brussels sprouts, truffles are a food people tend to either love or hate. There’s a scientific reason behind why this wildly expensive foodstuff that’s ...

Following is a transcript of the video: The luxury cousins of the mushroom, truffles are an indulgent food enjoyed across the world. But these fragrant fungi will cost you. In 2014, the world's ...

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 — paused, ...

White truffles found only in Italy and Croatia, priced up to 7,000 euros a kg Climate change and deforestation reduce white truffle numbers Local businesses innovate with truffle-based products and ...

Dogs’ keen sense of smell could be an advantage for sniffing out rare fungi. A study 1 reports that a wildlife detection dog outperformed a top human surveyor in a hunt for the critically endangered ...

Truffles have spread around the world, including to countries in South America. Trufas Del Nuevo Mundo S.A. 2021 Every morning for three months of the year, Lola wakes at 8 and goes hunting. She races ...

Scientists used to think that only mammals sought out truffles, but a new study shows that birds also pursue these underground fungi. The researchers collected the feces of two common ground-dwelling ...

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