A woman has discovered a pearl in an oyster while "slurping down" her monthly treat. Esmee Nicholls, 77, from Weymouth, said she first mistook the gemstone for a piece of shell. It came from one ...

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 ...

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 ...

Oysters of varying ages and regions sit in a glass cabinet on the bar, ready to match with one of many bottles of premier cru ...

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 ...

Mersea is offered up as a delicious treat, with 'Oyster Land' the pearl that has been formed within it. The next screening ...

The pearl culture industry is in crisis after millions of oysters inexplicably died. The loss, estimated at 306 million yen ($2.8 million) to date in Ehime Prefecture alone, has not only dealt a ...

Taking place on Saturday November 23, From The Oyster Comes The Pearl will bring the noise to the beloved Dubai Duty Free ...

just a little further down the Richmond waterfront, with live music and dollar oyster specials. Those pop-ups will start up again on Sundays in March. “It’s become this cool Richmond hang,” Pirello ...