As Illinois braces for another summer heat wave, this week's conditions will be worsened by an unusual weather phenomenon: corn sweat. So what is "corn sweat" and how could it worsen the dangerous ...

Corn sweat is a very real phenomenon, and the Midwest has to deal with the excess heat during the late-summer days because of it. Corn sweat is exactly what it sounds like: moisture given off by corn.

A phenomenon called "corn sweat" could exacerbate the impacts of the extreme heat blanketing a large portion of the United States, according to experts. The process -- known by the scientific term ...

Ohio University explains on its website that the phrase "corn sweat" refers to the process of plants – in this case, corn – moving water to their surface and releasing it into the air as vapor. The ...

Go to any grocery store, and you'll likely see one specific type of corn dominating shelves: sweet corn. Yet, this corn isn't ...

Despite a rainy start to the morning, another heat wave is expected to make its way through parts of Wisconsin on July 23. A heat advisory has been issued for Milwaukee beginning at 11 a.m., and ...

Drive anywhere in Ohio for around 30 minutes, and chances are you'll find yourself passing by a cornfield. In fact, there are around 3.6 million acres of the crop in the state, according to USDA data.