Two of our gardening friends got into an argument over the Anaheim chili pepper. One insisted it is sweet. Another said no way, it’s a torcher. Could it be, a pepper that’s both at different growth ...

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama-- After Scott Harriman showed his 8-year-old daughter April a photo of what Anaheim chillies looked like, she walked upstairs. About five minutes later, April returned with a ...

The Carolina Reaper averages around 1.6 million SHUs, but can reach over two million. Of the hottest peppers to grow at home, this is the number one option. It is a vibrant red color and has a unique ...

Spicy: it's the flavor you see everywhere. Just take a look at your local convenience store. Spicy chips, spicy chicken sandwiches, spicy noodles. There's even a movie now about Flamin' Hot Cheetos.

WASHINGTON—Wenk’s Yellow Hots, Pico de Gallos and the unpredictably hot San Juan “Tsiles” chili peppers have arrived safely at a “doomsday” vault in the Arctic. Democratic Sen. Ben Cardin says he and ...

Ed Currie recently set a new Guinness World Record for hottest chili pepper, with Pepper X. In doing so, he broke his own record, set a decade ago with the Carolina Reaper. Currie, the owner of ...

Scientists have long known that seeds gobbled by birds and dispersed across the landscape tend to fare better than those that fall near parent plants where seed-hungry predators and pathogens are more ...

Feb. 28 (UPI) --Birds with a taste for spice help spread the seeds of rare wild chili peppers, according to new research. When a team of scientists set out to better understand the mutually beneficial ...