Hot peppers, also known as chili peppers, are among the most transformative ingredients in culinary history. Their fiery nature has fundamentally changed how we experience food. These remarkable ...

When you think of habanero peppers, you think of something hot and spicy. But Oregon State University's Jim Myers developed ...

Hatch chiles are a type of chile pepper that can be a fun alternative to jalapeños -- and they can only be grown in a very ...

The history of the chili pepper is in some ways the history of humanity in the Americas, says Dr. Katherine Chiou, an ...

The new mild habaneros plant (left) and James Myers with the final yield (right). Image credits: Shawn Linehan. Habanero peppers are notorious for their fiery kick, but a new twis ...