Australia is the last place on earth where pearls are cultured in wild oysters. But South Sea pearl farmers are struggling to keep their luxury industry alive, as China swamps world markets with ...

Real pearls appear to glow from within. Their lustrous appearance comes from light waves reflected off their inner surface layers. Ranging in colour from white with a touch of blush, as in Japan’s ...

Parked beside the cream clapboard colonial building that houses Linney’s pearl emporium in Broome, Australia, proprietor Bill Reed’s Mercedes M-Class stands out from the array of dented Land Rovers on ...

SYDNEY: Australian scientists said Wednesday they have uncovered a 'very rare' 2,000-year-old natural sea pearl; the first found on the vast island continent ,while excavating a remote coastal ...

But as China has cornered much of the global market with mass-produced pearls, traditional pearl farmers from Australia to Indonesia are using ever more inventive sales tactics to stay afloat. They ...

A community festival has helped keep the Kimberley Coast’s prestigious pearling industry alive, protecting it from a crisis caused by economic downturn and a disease. On the remote tip of Western ...

NEW SOUTH WALES, AUSTRALIA—A 2,000-year-old natural marine pearl was discovered at the Brremangurey Rockshelter during excavations conducted by researchers from the University of Wollongong (UOW), the ...