NASA astronaut and Expedition 65 Flight Engineer Shane Kimbrough inserts a device called a science carrier into the Advanced Plant Habitat (APH), which contains 48 Hatch chile pepper seeds for the ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The popular Pearlridge Farmers' Market – located in the lower parking lot by Sear's – is celebrating its second year with a sizzle. In addition to a wide assortment of ...

It adds the fire to chili and the hot to salsa, but what does the zing do for the pepper? As it turns out, quite a lot. Working with the ancestor of most varieties of chili pepper plants, a University ...

'Sweet Pepper Collection (Component)'; 'Great Stuff Hybrid'; 'The Cook's Garden Pepper Plant Collection'; 'Favorite Sweet Peppers Collection (Component)'. ‘Sweet Great Stuff’ produces exceptionally ...

To the unwary, the unwise or the undeterred, it’s famous for its tear-inducing, sweat-producing, lunge-for-the-water fire. Now, researchers are discovering why the chili pepper produces its fiery ...

Spicy or sweet, oblong or round, chili peppers fill the passionate hearts of a few Columbia Basin farmers. At Alvarez Organic Farms of Mabton, chili peppers are Hilario Alvarez’s specialty. “That is ...

It’s one small step for man, one giant leap for chile peppers. A team of scientists at NASA is working to launch the Española chile pepper into space. This would be the first fruiting plant the United ...

Central-east Mexico gave birth to the domesticated chili pepper — now the world’s most widely grown spice crop — reports an international team of researchers, led by a plant scientist at the ...

A NASA plant experiment, which consisted of growing and harvesting chile peppers in space, broke a record for feeding the most astronauts from a crop grown in space. The experiment also made history ...

Autumn is one of my favorite times of the year. This is when it starts to cool off and I can begin making hearty soups and stews again. But since I’m a vegetarian, hearty takes a little bit different ...

Eating chili peppers regularly may affect blood pressure through capsaicin’s impact on blood vessels, sodium balance, and inflammation. Here’s what to know.