The pear-shaped 9.51-carat “Mellon Blue” — named for the late American arts patron Rachel “Bunny” Mellon — had been expected to fetch $20-$30 million at the Christie's auction.

As the government shutdown leaves many without pay or food assistance, a Delray Beach nonprofit is helping families stretch ...

New Mexico, or the land of enchantment, has some beautiful cities to visit and sights to see that stretch across lush ...

A novel experiment has revealed a phenomenon called the Bohr–Weisskopf effect in a pear-shaped nucleus in a molecule for the ...

Floating peacefully in the Caribbean, Anguilla feels like a secret whispered by the sea. Gentle waves meet soft white sand, ...

But...but, they're so beautiful!! We are on the brink of Callery pear bloom in early April. Our roadsides and abandoned fields have since exploded into a sea of white ...

Crackling leaves and nippy mornings, early sunsets and football games. These are sure signs of fall. But it’s a walk through a farmer’s market or the aisles of a supermarket’s produce section, that ...

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Pear Tree Estate is a premium Central Illinois venue with on-site ceremony space, bright reception rooms and its own in-house partner kitchen, L.A. Gourmet Catering. Total cost is driven mostly by ...

Sweet, juicy and refreshingly crisp, pears have delighted taste buds for generations. Whether sliced into a salad, poached in a dessert or plucked and eaten straight from the tree, “people like pears ...