But since 1994, something has been killing off the akoyas of Ago Bay, the heart of Japan's cultured-pearl business, and elsewhere in the country. Experts attribute the initial oyster deaths in ...

Pearls within a pearl oyster shell. Pearl oysters are important products in Japan, as they produce beautiful pearls that are sought after for necklaces, earrings, and rings. Disclaimer ...

Talk about fine dining! A man eating at the Grand Central Oyster Bar inside New York City’s Grand Central Terminal was surprised to find a valuable pearl after biting into his oyster pan roast ...

An curved arrow pointing right. At Pearl Factory, customers can handpick their very own oyster. Once they've opened the oyster, they can create jewelry with their pearl. More from Entertainment At ...

At the 2019 Grammys, Cardi B was basically dressed like an oyster. The most expensive pearl ever sold was Marie Antoinette's pendant. It sold for $32 million in a 2018 auction. But what is it that ...

In response, the mantle secretes layers of nacre, the same material that forms the oyster's shell, around the irritant. Over time, these layers accumulate, creating a pearl. The nacre layers are ...

The oyster or mussel slowly secretes layers of aragonite and conchiolin, materials that also make up its shell. This creates a material called nacre, also known as mother-of-pearl, which encases the ...

Bayes Oyster Bar is set to open next month in the former Jolie Pearl Oyster Bar space in downtown Baton Rouge, 225 writes.  The new venture is led by a father-and-son team—restaurateur Rick Volland ...

the EAD will begin formulating a plan to restore the degraded sites and design rigs using oyster shells produced at the Abu Dhabi Pearl Centre in the Mirfa area, while developing an updated digital ...

Maui has two species of native oysters: pearl oysters, which inspired the name of Pearl Harbor, and the native Hawaiian oyster. Native oysters are only about a couple inches large — much smaller ...