pearl

The cradle that produces the pearl is a mollusk like a scallop, a pearl on the beach and a freshwater mussel.

An 8,000-year-old pearl that archaeologists say is the oldest in the world will be on display in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

Japanese scientists have discovered two proteins that play an important role in pearl production, opening up the possibility of producing large sized pearls in shorter time.