Understanding 'Snowball Earth' extreme climates when the world is covered in ice

• In the whole history of Earth’s climate, few events are as extreme as those that geologists call ‘Snowball Earth.’

Science · February 18, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 43 words

Open Source's 'Eternal September', GitHub Keeps Maintainers Covered for All Seasons

• Open source is experiencing an ‘Eternal September’ due to a massive influx of contributions fueled by AI. • While this increases engagement, it overwhelms maintainers. • GitHub i