For thousands of years, people have collected oysters for their pearls, no matter their color. Have you ever wondered where ...

With the Abernathy pearl expected to fetch a high sum at auction, we look at the history of pearls. Besides its legends and myths, this gem also has its dark side.

Pearl buyer J.R. Sink went up and down the White and Black rivers in the 1920s and ’30s, swapping cash for fresh-water pearls.

The Scottish freshwater pearl was found in 1967 by celebrated pearl fisherman William Abernethy who never revealed where he'd found it. It is set to fetch between $51,000 and $77,000. Price Database ...

Jewellers are being urged to register their stocks of freshwater pearls in an attempt to stamp out a thriving black market that threatens to wipe out one of Scotland's most important natural species.