Massi rushes down the slope, leaps across a slow-running stream and disappears inside a thick bush. Rosie, his young ...

Monza, a truffle hunting dog, and her dog trainer Lois Martin found a new truffle species at a municipal park in Tennessee. On Christmas Eve, Lois Martin decided to take Monza, her Lagotto Romagnolo, ...

Deep in the rolling hills of northern Italy, where ancient oak trees guard their precious underground treasures, a special breed of dog has been perfecting the art of truffle hunting for centuries.

Charles Lefevre is an addict. And a clever one at that, because he's devised a way to sustain himself and the object of his addiction: mushrooms. Lefevre's fungus of choice is the truffle, arguably ...

Ivana Karlic Ban, accompanied by her dogs, shows off a truffle after finding it in the woods near Buzet, Croatia, November 11, 2025. REUTERS/Antonio Bronic BUZET, Croatia (Reuters) -It is white ...

MOTOVUN, Croatia, Nov 26 (Reuters) - A COVID-19 lockdown and falling demand put paid to Croatia's annual truffle fair this year, but men and their dogs are combing the country's northwestern tip as ...

Long ago, the great historian Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie observed that all historians are either parachutists or truffle-hunters. The former hang far above the landscape of the past, looking for general ...

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 ...