Pearl farms support marine biodiversity rather than deplete it. How responsible pearl farming connects directly to ocean health, sustainability, and fair labor practices.

Sun, salt, chlorine, and heat all affect pearls differently. Nine practical things to know before you wear them this summer.

Legal battles with Leonard Rosenthal, Mikimoto's global rise, and how post-WWII American soldiers brought cultured pearls to every jewelry box in America.

Mikimoto's first patents, the Mise-Nishikawa method, and how a family marriage settled a patent dispute — the early politics of the cultured pearl industry.

Tahitian pearls span silver-gray to deep black, with overtones of peacock, cherry, lavender, and more. Here’s how color and luster interact — and how they...

Soufflé pearls are hollow, lightweight, and up to 20mm across — a Chinese freshwater innovation from 2010 grown around a clay core. Commercially attractive specimens...