"Corn sweat" refers to the process known as evapotranspiration. Corn plants, like other plants, absorb water through their ...

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 ...

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

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

A York County orchard is experiencing the benefits of humidity while contending with the negatives of sweltering heat.

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

All plants have a self-cooling process called transpiration. It's essentially the plant version of sweating. When it's hot out, leaves release water through the pores in their leaves. That water ...

Cornfields contribute to increased humidity by releasing moisture as they grow, a phenomenon known as "corn sweats." ...

The Midwest has been inundated with rain, heat, oppressive humidity and "corn sweat". In fact, meteorologist Ryan Maue says the heat index hit 115°F Sunday night in Iowa — and 20°F to 25°F of that was ...

"Corn gets the name corn sweats because corn puts out a lot of water vapor," Glisan said. "That's where we get these ...