Ahtisa Manalo, the Philippines' bet, exuded powerful glamour during the evening gown segment of the recent Miss Universe 2025 preliminary competition. Once again donning a Mak Tumang masterpiece, ...

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 ...

Ahtisa Manalo radiated grace and sophistication during the evening gown segment of Miss Universe 2025 preliminary competition on November 19 in Bangkok, Thailand. The Philippine representative stunned ...

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 ...

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 ...

Save articles for future reference. The wild harvest licence for 2023 has been set at more than 1 million shells, up from 860,000 in 2021. Add demand and nature playing ball with work to improve ...

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.