For thousands of years, people have collected oysters for their pearls, no matter their color. Have you ever wondered where ...

Pearls are made when a grain of sand or some other particle gets into an oyster shell. The oyster then coats it with thin layers of a mineral secretion, forming the pearl over a few years.

A Cary woman is making the world her oyster. Freda Bryant went to Full Moon Oyster Bar in Morrisville and got an exciting ...

According to research institute Texas Sea Grant, Pearls are formed when an irritant, like a grain of sand, enters the oyster shell. The oyster then coats it with layers of nacre. Since these ...

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 ...