As Virginia Tech inches toward its goal to become a top 30 research university, faculty and students spend countless hours studying their passions and probing the edges of science and new technology.

Once traded through the Gulf and prized by royal collections, Basra pearls now move through heirlooms, auctions and private ...

Once pearls were considered far more valuable than diamonds, since only 1 in 10,000 oysters may contain a round natural pearl. In Roman times, pearls were so sought after and expensive that Julius ...

Pearls have never been cultivated in European seas Warming Mediterranean attracting alien species Pearl oysters invading Italy's north-west coast Italian oyster farmers see business opportunity GULF ...