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 ...

As testimony to China's achievement, their freshwater pearls are round enough and good enough to pass as Japanese akoya. China already ... the 1980s to bright red, blue, lavender, yellow or ...

The pearl industry showcased its range of raw production, its sustainable practices and many pearl-centric jewelry designs at ...

Vietnam: The seventh-largest pearl producer, with an estimated annual production of 2,000 kilograms. Vietnam is known for ...

We offer cultured varieties of Akoya, South Sea ... this Assael 'Pairings' ring features aquamarine and a blue Tahitian ... [+] pearl. In the late 1950s and early 1960s, Salvador Assael discovered ...

The tricky thing about the String of Pearls debate is that there is a problem with definition. Looking at much of the available literature, the “lowest common denominator” definition is that ...

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 ...

San Diego hardcore band Bent Blue are about to barrel us over with ... it today by sharing its hard-charging lead single “The Pearls You Clutch.” It’s blazing fast and full of contemptuous ...

Blue Pearl opened its pet hospital in west Olympia on Wednesday, turning a 16,000-square-foot office building on Heritage Court Southwest into a destination for pets with emergency medical needs.

While there isn't any solid research backing the use of blue light lenses for eye health, many people turn to blue light-blocking glasses to effectively filter blue light, reduce light exposure ...

PEARL CITY, Hawaii (Island News) -- Honolulu police are looking for Sung Kwak who was last seen at his Pearl City home on Oct ...

From the sky to the sea, there are several things on Earth that we all know to be blue. But where does blue end and green begin? In the hopes of answering this question, Dr Patrick Mineault ...