The 30ml bottle of liquid made from chilli extract and alcohol is available from online retailers and stores across Australia ...

An inmate who took a blast of pepper spray to the face and then spit on a jail deputy was eligible for a harsher sentence because of the chemical irritant in his saliva, an appeals court ruled.

The Northern Territory is about to become only the second jurisdiction in Australia to allow people to carry and use pepper spray, but the laws might be stricter than you think.

The Austin Police Department is defending an officer’s use of pepper spray during Monday’s anti-deportation protest downtown. A viral video posted to Reddit a day after the demonstration shows ...

Officials instituted a ‘hold,’ keeping students locked in classrooms for a short time to avoid exposing them to the pepper spray.

The researchers identified three compounds that lessen peppers’ pungency. The results challenge the reliability of the century-old Scoville scale.

An analysis of compounds in chilli peppers has revealed chemicals that seem to negate their heat-giving capsaicinoids. This explains why the Scoville scale for measuring spicyness isn't always ...

Now, researchers have identified three compounds that lessen peppers' pungency. These results challenge the reliability of the century-old Scoville scale, which traditionally bases its rating on ...

The Scoville scale is a method for rating the hotness of peppers. Here's a look at just which pepper is the spiciest.

Over two dozen people were injured when pepper spray was deployed inside a school cafeteria in Queens on Friday, officials said.