A rare discovery of 10 pearls inside a single oyster shell has been uncovered at one of Australia's oldest pearl farms, making it potentially a once-in-a-lifetime discovery. James Brown, a pearl ...
This file photo taken on Nov 24, 2022 shows a Pinctada maxima shell and pearls at the scientific research trial breeding project in Changjiang Li autonomous county, South China's Hainan province.
HAIKOU — In the waters of a southern Chinese island, scores of palm-sized pearl oysters hang tidily on the breeding cages. These oysters, scientifically known as Pinctada maxima, are primarily found ...