You've heard the phrase "Dog Days of Summer," but you'd be surprised to learn it has nothing to do with our furry friends.

Ollie takes a look at the origin of the phrase "the dog days of summer" influenced by the Dog Star, Sirius, and also suggests ...

Sirius, famously known as the “Dog Star,” is the brightest star in Earth’s night sky and has fascinated humans for millennia.

In some Texas cities, the dog days of summer and the historically hottest days of the year overlap, when you look at ...

“Sometime around mid- to late September, if you get up before the sun rises and look to the east part of the sky, you’ll see ...

While the dates vary from source to source, the term "dog days" generally refers to the 40 days beginning on July 5 and ending on August 11 when Sirius, the brightest star in the constellation ...

Now that we've entered July, it's a hot and sticky time of year in many parts of the world and this period is commonly referred to as the Dog Days of Summer. But, why is that? The ...

The ancient Greeks and Romans blamed hot summer days on the rising of Sirius, the Dog Star, which is part of the ...

The title phrase is Latin for Dog Days, that lethargic time of summer that is usua.ly so hot and muggy one can barely stand to go outdoors. It is ...

Sirius is the brightest star in the night sky and part of the dog-shaped constellation Canis Major, which is Latin for “large dog.” Sirius also has been called the “diamond collar” as it ...

FOX8 Chief Meteorologist Van Denton’s dog Willie FOX8 Chief Meteorologist Van Denton’s dog Stormie. During this period, Sirius rises with the sun, and they thought the bright star added heat ...