Chili peppers are enjoyed by billions of people every day. They are rich in capsaicin, the natural chemical responsible for ...

From mild and sweet to smoky and spicy, there are countless pepper varieties—far more than the typical grocery store has in stock. Peppers are the fruits of the flowering plants in the Capsicum genus, ...

Recently identified chili pepper fossils from Boulder and Denver museums challenge millions of years of global tomato evolutionary history. Now, that's some spicy science! Botanists and ...