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

Corn sweat happens when plants absorb liquid water from the ground, then release it from the leaves as water vapor into the ...

Mid-July to mid-August is when crops in the Midwest release the most water because of the combination of their maturity and ...

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

Minnesota and Iowa are known for their sultry summer days, with enough heat and humidity to go around. But why does it get so ...

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

The National Weather Service has sent out millions of extreme heat warnings, heat watches and heat advisory alerts this week, ...

While not all locations in the Northeast will experience torrential downpours and strong thunderstorms into Friday, areas ...

Erin Davis/Axios Visuals A heat dome — plus the "corn sweat" phenomenon — is bringing dangerous levels of heat and humidity to Indiana on Thursday. Why it matters: With heat index values as high as ...

INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana’s stuck in the heat again today, with a Heat Advisory in effect until 8 p.m. Some early fog rolled ...

Another heat advisory could be issued on Monday across Wisconsin. Feels-like temperatures are expected to reach 95 to 105 degrees.

After my third conversation in two days about corn sweat, a popular media topic for the past three summers, I want to put ...