North Pole May Be Ice-Free This Summer

Friday, June 27th, 2008

For the first time in recorded history, the North Pole may be free of ice this summer, according to apublished report Friday. The unique prospect of sailing in open waters at the North Pole during the minimum ice cover in August and September has about a 50-50 chance of becoming reality, says ...

Nintendo DS to Learn English (Japan)

Thursday, June 26th, 2008

TOKYO —  The Nintendo DS isn't just fun and games anymore for English students at Tokyo's Joshi Gakuen all-girls junior high school. The portable video game console is now being used as a key teaching tool, breaking with traditional Japanese academic methods. A giggly class of 32 seventh-graders used plastic pens to spell ...