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As the pearling industry faces environmental challenges, tariffs and rising labor costs, Paspaley remains one of the last significant pearl-diving operations in the world.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026
This was not a direct replication of the pearling study, but it provides another tool for investigating how axon size is controlled.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 17, 2026
Instead, it pointed to a form of nanoscale pearling that may be part of the normal architecture of the axons studied.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 17, 2026
Along the warm, brackish waters of the Persian Gulf, drilling rigs now overlook old pearling grounds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
What if this pearling venture turned out a failure?
From The Second String by Nat Gould
