A pearl begins literally as an irritation, then becomes a luxury object. Inside an oyster, layer after layer of nacre forms ...

Viruses are hurting Japan's pearl oysters. Now scientists are working to figure out how to make the oysters more resilient. By Laura Baisas Published Nov 10, 2022 10:00 AM EST Add Popular Science ...

That lovely strand of pearls around your grandmother’s neck? Every single one of those iridescent orbs began its life in the belly of an oyster as a piece of ocean gunk, an errant piece of sand, or ...

Japan's akoya oysters have been preëminent among cultured pearls ever since Kokichi Mikimoto first established the industry in the early part of this century. But since 1994, something has been ...

A couple dining at a New Jersey restaurant recently made an extremely rare find while partaking in a plate of oysters. Anton and Sheryl Schermer, of Tenafly, N.J., were in the middle of dinner on ...

Pacific oysters, which have shown spectacular growth rates at Kualoa Ranch, are one of two species being used for the Pearl Harbor project. Oysters raised in the Molii Fishpond at Kualoa Ranch are the ...

New York City is coming up pearls. For the second time this month, a restaurant patron has chomped down on an oyster only to find a valuable pearl. Kristin Pulaski, 29, found her very own bivalve ...