The Obama administration has moved to formally end the national registry program for immigrants from majority-Muslim countries, known as the National Security Entry-Exit Registration System, or NSEERS. Obama’s move comes

“Therefore, putting away falsehood, let everyone speak the truth with his neighbor, for we are members one of another.” – Ephesians 4:25, RSV

A team of researchers from the University of Chicago ran a computer simulation of how we would fare in another Dust Bowl. The team found that the push for higher crop yields has done nothing to make them less vulnerable to drought and heat.

Two U.S. senators, one a Republican and one a Democrat, have expressed their support for nuclear power, which currently provides 60 percent of the U.S.'s carbon-free electricity. By investing in research, we could find better ways to deal with the radioactive byproducts of fission and build better nuclear reactors that are less likely to experience meltdowns.