Receive emails about upcoming NOVA programs and related content, as well as featured reporting about current events through a science lens. Natural freshwater pearls occur in mussels for the same ...

Pearls are the perfect example of modern jewelry reinvention. They’ve been a feminine go-to for centuries, and the traditional, mid-20th century “Jackie O” pearl strand is trending again — but now ...

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 ...

Millions of pearls flow in and out of Imperial’s East Providence headquarters each year. The company imports cultured pearls and manufactures jewelry with them ranging from $50 sterling silver ...

“Pearls are nature’s perfect gem, natural, renewable, sustainable and growing them enhances the ocean environment," says Marty Hurwitz, MVEye. For too long, pearl jewelry has been an afterthought for ...

CAMDEN, Tenn. (WKRN) — Did you know that one of nature’s most beautiful gemstones, the freshwater pearl, is the official state gem of Tennessee? That’s because the only freshwater pearl farm in North ...

An island kingdom just off the Arabian Peninsula, known as the first emirate nation to discover oil in 1932, wants to re-establish itself as the global center for sustainable pearls. Natural pearls ...

An curved arrow pointing right. South Sea pearls are the largest cultured-pearl variety, sometimes reaching over 20 millimeters in diameter. The Pinctada maxima oyster can take up to five years to ...