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It turns out the first chili peppers were grown by humans in eastern Mexico. And it's not the same region where beans and corn were first grown, according to new ways of evaluating evidence.

The reproduction rituals of underwater creatures can be a bit bizarre. Author Marah Hardt researched those practices as a way to spread awareness about ocean sustainability.

On a hot summer afternoon in Albuquerque, N.M., the setting for the hit TV show Breaking Bad, a trolley that resembles a roving adobe house is packed with tourists.

About 25 percent of people with macular degeneration in both eyes develop clinical depression. But developing strategies for staying engaged in passions and people may cut that risk by more than half.

Alt.Latino observes the holiday by offering music and memories to loved ones we lost this year, with special dedications from our listeners.

The Environmental Protection Agency has given the west’s largest coal-fired power plant 10 years to install pollution controls that could cost as much as a billion dollars. The Navajo Generating Station’s owners say that may not be enough time.

Crops like radishes, jicama and cilantro will soon be grown close to the Strip, so restaurants will have immediate access to fresh ingredients, instead of having to wait for trucks from California.

The Damascus suburb hit by a deadly chemical weapons attack a year ago remains surrounded by Syrian government forces who are still trying to squeeze the rebels out.

Tim Glover, an administrator at the San Diego County Office of Education, was picked to be Sweetwater's interim superintendent. He replaces Ed Brand, who the school board placed on paid leave Monday.

Is frozen yogurt a weak link in our quest for sustenance and gastronomic pleasure? A Washington, D.C., start-up thinks so, and has just launched a frozen yogurt vending machine to make fro-yo easier.