Climate change, aging farmers endanger Japan’s ‘Rolls-Royce of pearls’

Japan’s famous akoya pearls have never been more in demand but, as seas warm and younger generations move to the city, the ...

Japan’s ‘Rolls-Royce of pearls’ threatened by climate change, aging farmers

Japan’s famous akoya pearls have never been more in demand but, as seas warm and younger generations move to the city, the industry’s future is uncertain.
The Hindu

City of Pearls reclaims its crown as Hyderabad Pearls move one step closer to GI tag

Hyderabad’s centuries-old legacy in pearl craftsmanship has received a push forward, with a formal application now filed for a Geographical Indication (GI) tag for Hyderabad Pearls. According to the ...
The New York Times

Rare Scottish Pearls Are Featured in New Jewelry Designs

The Edinburgh jeweler Hamilton & Inches has created a 10-piece collection with the largest of the almost 200 freshwater pearls it acquired in a private sale. By Jill Newman In the Scottish Highlands, ...
The Conversation

String theory: scientists are trying new ways to verify the idea that could unite all of physics

Marika Taylor currently receives funding from EPSRC, STFC, UK government deparments and the European Horizon programme. In 1980, Stephen Hawking gave his first lecture as Lucasian Professor at the ...
People

NFL Legend Bernie Kosar Shares Update Video After Undergoing Liver Transplant in Wake of Canceled Surgery, Internal Bleeding

The retired athlete, 61, revealed that he was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease and liver failure last summer Bailey Richards is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2023 ...
The New York Times

Scientists Grow More Hopeful About Ending a Global Organ Shortage

At an international conference, researchers at the forefront of animal-human transplantation compared notes and allowed themselves the first real optimism in decades. At an international conference, ...