California’s hottest new math teacher is an animated penguin named JiJi. Yes, it’s true. A mute, waddling, tuxedo-clad cartoon figure has been quietly taking over math programs dotting Silicon Valley, ...

DENNIS TOWNSHIP – JiJi the Penguin recently visited the Dennis Township School District to talk with students about the ST Math program, designed to boost students’ math scores. According to MIND ...

Greed is good for penguins that huddle together to avoid Antarctica's icy weather. According to a new study, penguin groups can maximize everyone's heat when individual birds act selfishly, huddling ...

At El Sol Academy, a charter school in Santa Ana, the 4-year-olds are working hard at learning – by playing computer games. At one computer, a girl tries to match up the numeral 3 with four trees.

BrainNook, a social educational gaming site for children grades 1 through 5, is today expanding to the iPad with the debut of the first in a series of apps from the company. These apps will focus on ...

Animals have evolved in myriad ways to protect against the cold. Whales insulate with blubber. Bison congregate near geothermal springs. Black bears shelter in caves. And emperor penguins, facing ...

Greed is good for penguins that huddle together to avoid Antarctica's icy weather. According to a new study, penguin groups can maximize everyone's heat when individual birds act selfishly, huddling ...