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

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

Just one step outside could leave you in a puddle of your own sweat. The corn stretching as far as you can see is not helping ...

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

The millions of acres of corn grown in states like Ohio, Illinois and Iowa perspire just like any other plant. A single acre ...

Corn sweat is another reason why humidity gets so high.

Every summer in the Midwest, residents brace themselves for not only sweltering temperatures but something a bit more ...

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

Dangerous temperatures will persist across parts of the U.S. through July, and in some areas, there's an unexpected ...

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

As Illinois braces for another summer heat wave, this week's conditions will be worsened by an unusual weather phenomenon: ...

In Iowa, corn pumps out "a staggering 49 to 56 billion gallons of water into the atmosphere each day" throughout the state, ...