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.

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 ...

Something funky this way comes. All over the world, deep inside dark forests, hunters tip toe in secret for a wildly expensive delicacy: truffles. The aromatic fungi grows underground, tethered to ...