Oysters are the primary producers of pearls, clams and mussels can also create pearls, though this is much less common. Most pearls come from oysters, which thrive in both freshwater and saltwater ...

Pistol is implying that he will use violent means to find his fortune, much like breaking open an oyster to seize its pearl. But the expression’s meaning has evolved over the years and has come ...

Natural freshwater pearls occur in mussels for the same reason that saltwater pearls occur in oysters. Foreign material, usually a sharp object or parasite, enters a mussel and cannot be expelled.

Pearls are made by marine oysters and freshwater mussels as a natural defence against an irritant such as a parasite entering their shell or damage to their fragile body. The oyster or mussel slowly ...

[Photo/Xinhua] HAIKOU — In the waters of a southern Chinese island, scores of palm-sized pearl oysters hang tidily on the breeding cages. These oysters, scientifically known as Pinctada maxima ...

Long known as the "Queen of Gems," pearls possess a history and allure far beyond what today's wearer may recognize. Throughout much of recorded history, a natural pearl necklace comprised of ...

Lucy Grace Nelson was arrested after police say she returned to the dealership there with “additional incendiary devices” and materials used in vandalism. (KUSA) An investigation is underway ...

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 ...

Biologists estimate that New York City's harbour was once home to half the world's oyster population. For at least 6,000 years, the oyster thrived in the Hudson River estuary, becoming "deeply ...

A new fine dining restaurant that began as a popular popup has opened in San Marco with a chef-crafted menu focusing on oysters, champagne and caviar.