Researchers at Morgan State University’s Patuxent Environmental and Aquatic Research Laboratory (PEARL) were awarded more than $600,000 in funding through two grants from the Maryland Sea Grant (MDSG) ...

They say to “clam up” is to become silent, but for one lucky man, a clam caused him to shout in celebration. Scott Overland, a husband and father-of-two who works in corporate communications in the ...

Scott Overland was on vacation in Rehoboth Beach last week when he took his family out for a seafood dinner at Salt Air Kitchen & Bar, an upscale restaurant in the Delaware shore town. The ...

The Chester County couple who found a purple pearl in their clam appetizer over the summer have received an appraisal of $4,071 for the rare specimen they encountered while vacationing in Rehoboth ...

NBC 10 Philadelphia reports how Phoenixville resident, Scott Overland, was at Salt Air in Rehoboth Beach, Del. with his wife and kids when they were given a little something extra with the clams they ...

A Pennsylvania man on vacation got far more than a meal when he ordered clams at a restaurant, finding a rare purple pearl inside his appetizer. Scott Overland was eating a $14 appetizer at Salt Air ...

A Pennsylvania man was left as happy as a clam after finding a purple pearl inside a shellfish while dining in Delaware. Scott Overland, of Phoenixville, told NBC10 Philadelphia he was eating with his ...

A Pennsylvania couple was pleasantly surprised to find a rare pearl in their food at a restaurant over the summer. They’ve recently had another rather nice surprise after they had the pearl appraised.

What's inside a clam? A retractable foot, a siphon for sucking up water, powerful muscles, and, sometimes, a pearl. And you thought oysters were fancy. Following is the transcript of the video.

A vacationer found a rare, purple pearl at a Delaware restaurant in August. It has been appraised at over $4,000, but he's not selling. Scott Overland, of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, dined at Salt Air ...

A New Jersey couple found a pearl potentially worth thousands in a restaurant clam. The sea stone could go for anywhere from $50 to $100,000 -- depending on the body of water it originated in. See ...