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 ...

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 ...

The Chesapeake Baysox, the Double-A affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles, introduced their new alternate identity for the 2025 ...

The Chesapeake Baysox, like every affiliated minor league baseball team, devises an 'alternate identity' that principally ...

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 ...

Over time, a range of pearl styles became available to royalty and commoners alike. During the long history of pearls, the principal oyster beds lay in the Persian Gulf, along the coasts of India ...

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 ...

Pearl made her debut on the March 5 episode of The Masked Singer Season 13 as a member of Group B. The sultry sea jewel's ...

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 ...