Among the millions of bivalve molluscs in the Museum's collections, one specimen stands out: a large oyster shell, donated to the Museum in 1886 and containing a peculiar pearl. Rather than a ...

Throughout much of recorded history, a natural pearl necklace comprised of matched spheres was a treasure of almost incomparable value, in fact the most expensive jewelry in the world. Now we see ...

Ghadamès, known as 'the pearl of the desert', stands in an oasis. It is one of the oldest pre-Saharan cities and an outstanding example of a traditional settlement. Its domestic architecture is ...

(WANE) — Ahead of Wednesday’s ribbon cutting, CEO Chuck Surack of Surack Enterprises gave WANE 15 an exclusive guided tour of his new downtown building The Pearl and the new Pearl Street Arts ...

Mauritshuis museum Johannes Vermeer’s Girl With a Pearl Earring has been on display at the Mauritshuis museum in the Hague since 1902. While many lucky art lovers have examined it in person ...

Pearl barley does not need to be soaked before use.

But throughout the years, I've always been a fan tuberose perfumes. I think tuberose can unfortunately get a bad rap. It's a potent white floral that can often overpower other notes within a scent ...

The mollusc deposits layers of aragonite and conchiolin, which together form nacre, also know as mother-of-pearl. In the wild, pearl formation is rare so most pearls sold these days are from ...

Sailors man the rails aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Chung-Hoon as the ship pulls into Naval Station Pearl Harbor after a six-month deployment in the Western Pacific ...

Add 25g/1oz of the butter to the onion and squash and, once melted, add the pearl barley. Turn up the heat and cook for 2-3 minutes. Turn down the heat to medium and add a ladleful of warm stock.

As the site of the surprise attack that spurred America's entrance into World War II, Pearl Harbor is one of the most significant places in U.S. history and today, one of the most visited.