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

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 ...

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

It was named in honor of truffle ... to the trees,” Bonito explained. “Maker’s Mark is interested in cultivating T. cumberlandense because they store their whiskey in white oak barrels.

Tuber canirevelatum, meaning the “dog-found” truffle ... trees,” Bonito says. “Maker’s Mark is interested in cultivating T. cumberlandense because they store their whiskey in white oak ...

cumberlandense because they store their whiskey in white oak barrels. They will be reforesting their land in Kentucky with white oaks for the barrels and hope one day to harvest truffles as well ...

Then, they planted the oak trees in test sites in four areas in Japan. In November, several years after the planting of the trees, the experts found that a total of 22 truffles had grown in the ...

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 ...

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 ...