Days of hot and sticky weather, often during the high summer months of July and August, are commonly referred to as the dog days. This term is thousands of years old and is a reference to Sirius, the ...

Although the dog days of summer traditionally has referred to the hottest days of the year, the days are actually a specific period: July 3 to Aug. 11 every year. The phrase, though, can be traced ...

These hot August nights can be great for stargazing. Here’s a look at what’s going on above us right now and later in the month. A lost map of the stars. A medieval manuscript. And a Menlo Park ...

Weather report: 90 degrees and probably above for the foreseeable future. The dogs days of summer are here. “The term ‘Dog Days’ traditionally refers to a period of particularly hot and humid weather ...

These hot August nights can be great for stargazing. Here’s a look at what’s going on above us right now and later in the month. The expression “dog days” refers to the period from July 3 through Aug.