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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

cumberlandense because they store their whiskey in white oak barrels ... DNA to place them on the fungi family tree. Cultivating and selling European truffle species–often with the help of ...

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 ...