The Watering Hole, Tuesday May 19, 2015 – Environmental News and Food Politics

Recycling electronics is getting more difficult as devices get smaller and smaller:

Nanotechnology means not only where do you put it when its life is over, but can you even find it? Open Thread.

Sunday Roast: Happy Birthday, Pale Blue Dot!

I’m only a day late, but it’s been 25 years (yesterday) since the famous photo was taken by Voyager 1.

I don’t know about all y’all, but every time I hear Carl Sagan talking about “the only home we’ve ever known,” I weep like a baby.  It’s so hopeful, but, at the same time, it’s a severe reality check.

This is our daily open thread — Remember, we’re all in this together.

Now the Search for Little Green Men gets Serious

This is a major ET mission. It is designed to find a few planets in our galaxy that could support life. For details, look here.