As the weather gets warmer, the number of insects in the garden can quickly rise, but using chemical-packed pesticides can be ...

PEPPER spray will be used on children as young as 15 in young offender institutions to curb a surge in violence. Specially trained prison officers will be allowed to use PAVA, a synthetic pepper ...

A machine controlled by AI that sprays bears with the chilli pepper chemical capsaicin could reduce dangerous confrontations with people ...

Yes. Both include capsaicin, the chemical compound that gives chile peppers a spicy taste and burning sensation, as the active ingredient. But bear spray has a higher concentration of capsaicin ...

The heat-generating compound in chilies, capsaicin, has long been known to affect taste buds, nerve cells and nasal membranes (it puts the sting in pepper spray). But its function in wild chili ...

A Massachusetts man wearing a gas mask and tactical gear was captured on video walking into a courthouse in a Boston suburb and attacking several people with pepper spray on Monday. Nicholas ...