Nature has a lot to offer to humans. Most precious jewelry is made from metals and stones buried deep within the Earth’s surface but the discovery of these rare jewels is not just limited to land. The ...

A "one of a kind" freshwater pearl that is the largest found in Scotland for more than 400 years has gone on display at the National Museum of Scotland (NMS). The Abernethy Pearl was discovered inside ...

The first thing to explain here is that if you have never listened to the Ask Sam radio segment, there’s a theme song which poses several – shall we say – farcical questions. One of which is the ...

Ms Walcott said the Abernethy Pearl is notable not only for its size but also its beauty. “It’s actually perfectly formed, whereas often river pearls are what they call baroque, a bit wobbly, and they ...

Mollusks maintain the symmetry of their pearls by adjusting the thickness of each layer of shimmering nacre. If one layer of the pearl’s nacre is thinner, the next layer is thicker and will balance ...