Dog days, eating the sun, August alchemy

August Alchemy The "Dog Star" secret to a sharper brain (and a longer life) Hello, Reader, Today is the last of the "Dog Days," named for when Sirius, the brightest star in the night sky, and part of the Canis Major constellation ("greater dog" in Latin), rises and sets at approximately the same time as the sun. It started 39 days ago on July 3, coinciding with some of the hottest days in the Northern Hemisphere. The ancient Greeks and Romans believed that the combined brilliance of the sun...