Sibling scientists and their dog hunt for Oregon's hidden truffle biodiversity
A wagging tail is the universal sign of a happy dog, especially for a rusty golden retriever named Rye. It's his "tell-tail" ...
Santa Rosa Press Democrat28d
A $973 fungus: How Napa’s hills are producing truffle gold — and how you can get some
With the help of the American Truffle Co, Napa’s orchards are producing prized fungi, revolutionizing American cuisine by offering fresher, more flavorful truffles to chefs and food enthusiasts.
New York Post11d
Fungus named after David Attenborough is zombifying spiders in Ireland
A fungus named in honor of Sir David Attenborough is warping the bodies and even minds of spiders in Ireland. Researchers found that many Metellina merianae spiders across Ireland have become ...
The State News10d
MSU scientists contribute to discovery and classification of new truffle species
The truffles — a type of fungi found across the globe and revered as rare culinary delicacies — have since been studied ...
Popular Science25d
Dogs sniff out two new species of truffle
The “truffle dogs” sniffed out Tuber cumberlandense and Tuber canirevelatum, which are native to North America. The two new species of these expensive and elusive fungi are described in a ...
Lansing State Journal29d
2 new US truffle species discovered. Here's how MSU researchers played a role
was named in honor of the truffle dog Monza, which found the fungus with her trainer Lois Martin. Tuber cumberlandense, was named for the Cumberland Plateau in Tennessee where it was found by ...
New York Post22d
‘Very exciting’ new species of truffles discovered — thanks to dogs with ‘incredible noses’
“Truffles are some of the most mysterious and alluring fungi on the planet,” study co-author and University of Florida doctoral student Benjamin Lemmond said in a statement. “They live their ...