They're difficult to discern through traditional collecting methods like raking, but for animals with keen noses, a truffle's aroma marks the spot in an entire forest. Scent-detection dogs are ...

Truffles grow underground, usually 1 to 6 inches deep, and their presence is often revealed by observing rodent activity or changes in vegetation. Truffles are the fruiting bodies of an underground ...

and forest floor." Signs that a truffle is fake (or has been artificially treated) are if it has "little to no smell," ...

The article was part of a Special Issue of the journal Primates, dedicated to "Twenty-five years of primate research in the Ndoki forest." Abea's efforts to identify key areas for gorilla truffle ...

TSUKUBA, Ibaraki Prefecture--It's no trifle matter for mushroom lovers in Japan, as the Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute has announced that it has successfully cultivated artificial ...