An analysis of compounds in chilli peppers has revealed chemicals that seem to negate their heat-giving capsaicinoids. This ...

Barry Smith, a sensory scientist at the University of London, called the experimental design “very clever” and praised the ...

To get a sense of the spectrum, bell peppers rank around a 0 on Scoville Heat Units (SHUs), while notorious hybrids like the ...

When biting into a chili pepper, you expect a fiery sensation on your tongue. This spiciness is detected because of ...

Scientists used cameras aboard NASA's Perseverance rover to capture unprecedented views of the Red Planet's green glowing sky ...

NASA's Perseverance rover has observed an aurora on Mars in visible light for the first time, with the sky glowing softly in ...

NASA's Perseverance rover has captured auroras on Mars in wavelengths visible to the naked eye. This is the first time such ...

African bird's eye, Fatalii and Scotch bonnet. The amount of capsaicin and dihydrocapsaicin in each was determined by liquid chromatography mass spectrometry. Then a trained panel of taste testers ...

Mass spectrometry is an analytical technique that uses an instrument called a mass spectrometer to measure the mass-to-charge ratios of molecular ions. Molecules fragment within the mass ...