After facing one of its worst harvests on record, the Kashmir Valley’s farmers worry about the future of their prized saffron ...

Spices have long been coveted not just for their flavor, but also for their rarity, labor-intensive harvesting methods, and limited growing regions. While many spices are affordable and common today, ...

Could a red spice bring in green for New Mexico’s farmers? New Mexico State University is hoping to find out. Saffron, the most expensive spice in the world, is one of the crops the university’s ...

An assortment of exotic spices on wooden spoons. - Vera Larina/Shutterstock For about as long as humans have been eating food, we've been looking for ways to make that food taste a little better — and ...