Police-grade pepper spray isn't your mama's mace, and it makes a jalapeno look like a bowl of ice cream, according to this infographic. Eric Mack has been a CNET contributor since 2011. Eric and his ...

Fire off a can of bear spray and you’ll deploy a 25-foot-long hot pepper cloud that should prevent a bear from attacking. The stuff’s not lethal, but it will temporarily irritate a bear’s eyes and ...

A recent column on how to repel stray cats without harming them generated lots of mail. Readers expressed a need for similar information to keep deer, birds, mice and insects at bay. It’s easy to make ...

CAMPING -- "Bear spray left in car. Becomes bomb. Very impressive." That's a post with the photo above from Hal Herring in Montana, who performed an unintentional science experiment by leaving a ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A second-generation all-natural nose spray called Sinol-M, whose main ingredient is capsaicin derived from hot peppers, safely and effectively relieves stubborn nasal ...