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Here’s a guide to stargazing during the dog days of summer

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 ...

‘Dog days’ may now be over, but Tuesday was hot in D.C.

Nevertheless, in Washington, Tuesday turned out to be the hottest day so far this month. The presumed end of the dog days, followed by the start of renewed heat in D.C., would seem a reminder that ...

Keeping Pets Safe: Essential Tips during the 'Dog Days of Summer'

From ancient stargazing to modern pet safety — here’s how this phrase got its name and why it still matters today.

Florence and the Machine were right: The dog days (of summer) are over, at least for this year

The dog days of summer is an expression often used to describe the hottest weather when people don't want to do much more ...
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Pet Talk: Origins of the ‘dog days’ of summer

I’m hearing about the “Dog Days” of summer – what does that mean? DOG LOVER DEAR DOG LOVER: You’re hearing about the “Dog ...
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In My Own Shoes: The real dog days and ‘August’

Quite simply, it’s unbearably HOT! The ancient Romans called the hottest, most humid days “dies caniculares,” meaning the dog ...

8 Songs for the Dog Days of Summer

Let songs from Lorde, boygenius, Mitski and more help push through a sticky, sludgy August. This is Dani Blum, a health reporter and sometimes music writer at The New York Times, back again while ...