Learn about how mollusks create these shiny gems and how that biological process could change as Earth’s waters warm Abigail Eisenstadt Smooth pearls in the shape of orbs and ovals are usually created ...

While the jewelry industry pulls its collective hair out over mined versus man-made diamonds and millennials, it is time to change the conversation and talk about another gem perfectly suited to the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Pam Danziger reports on retail, focused on the luxury consumer market. HOUSTON, TX - NOVEMBER 02: A detail shot of the pearl ...

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 ...

Long reserved for the preppy look, pearls are shedding their bourgeois connotations to assert their fashion potential on the catwalks that count. Pearls were omnipresent on the spring and summer 2024 ...

Once reserved for old Hollywood starlets and prim wedding portraits, pearl jewelry is experiencing a massive revival. In 2025, this classic gem isn’t just surviving—it’s thriving. From red carpets to ...

An update from Atlas Pearls Ltd ( ($AU:ATP) ) is now available. Atlas Pearls Ltd reported on its recent auction in Kobe, Japan, where 64,435 ...

Brides — and grooms — are clamoring to incorporate pearls into their wedding looks in modern ways. By Stephanie Cain Dri Buono Patel already had her wedding jewelry — diamond cluster earrings, to ...

We know how oysters make pearls, but how can they be perfectly spherical? A new theory says their remarkable structure allows them to naturally rotate in the shell. One of the most beautiful and ...

Just when it seemed pearls may have reached their peak, this year proved otherwise — they were everywhere. Every look in Giorgio Armani’s latest Autumn/Winter 2024/2025 collection had pearl details ...

After years of prayer and encouragement from her sisters, Radiant Pearls, founded by Candasy Tolbert, became a nonprofit public charity in March 2020 ...