A record-setting heat blast that swept across the Midwest this week has been made worse by the region's vast fields of cornstalks. Through a natural process commonly called "corn sweat," water ...

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 ...

As the Midwest faces a grueling heat wave, one plant is making the conditions worse: corn. Thousands of gallons of water, or “corn sweat,” are produced each summer day by corn crops. That moisture can ...