The combination of corn sweat, the exhalation of water vapor through leaves, and a heat dome is bringing dangerously hot ...

A phenomenon called "corn sweat" could exacerbate the impacts of the extreme heat blanketing a large portion of the U.S., ...

And although most of the country’s corn is farmed in the Midwest and Plains region, the effects of corn sweat can be felt far ...

Actual corn sweat is an agricultural phenomenon that compounds humidity and heat in Illinois. This corn sweat, on the other ...

See how corn sweat affects humidity and summer heat in states like Ohio. Explore the science behind how cornfields contribute ...

The process is known as evapotranspiration, which is how plants, including corn, release water vapor into the atmosphere.

Is "corn sweat," or evapotranspiration, to blame for the heat and humidity in the Midwest? Here's what to know.

As Ellen Bacca, chief meteorologist at Nexstar’s WOOD, explains, corn and crops “sweat” just like humans when they become hot ...

The heat wave baking the central United States this week may feel worse than those earlier in the summer, and corn is partly ...

Growing season is the peak time for corn sweat, especially in the mid to late summer, according to the National Weather ...

The summer months can be downright brutal as temperatures soar and humidity rises, but it can be even worse in the Midwest ...

The process -- known by the scientific term "evapotranspiration" -- is the natural process by which plants move water from ...