PITTSBORO, N.C. (WTVD) -- Two North Carolina entrepreneurs are busy packing up goods and mailing them to customers. The Pittsboro-based company is reaping the benefits of having local products seen on ...

Have you ever wondered about growing truffles? Not the chocolate ones, but the expensive ones that are typically served in high-end restaurants. They are a delicacy and one of the world's most costly ...

Specially trained “truffle dogs” working for Michigan State University and the University of Florida used their noses to help discover two species of truffles. The two new varieties of the expensive ...

(WKYT) - A white Labrador Retriever named Pinky is on a mission. Nose to the ground, she sniffs at the base of trees in an orchard on a Fayette County farm. Her owner, May May Barton, has placed ...

Researchers, citizen scientists and their 'truffle dogs' -- have discovered two new species of truffle. Tuber canirevelatum, meaning the 'dog-found' truffle, was named in honor of truffle dogs and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Nestled between vineyards in the rolling hills near Creston and Paso Robles, more than 1,500 holly oak trees slowly stretch their ...

First things first, let’s clear up a common misconception: truffles are not mushrooms. They are a fungus, and while they are closely related, they are not actually part of the mushroom family. Instead ...