Minecraft 1.6 Mobs: Horses

Is Minecraft the Ultimate Educational Tool?

The PBS Idea channel explores how. 

Minecraft 1.5 Has Been Released

Check out this video by nativisions highlighting all the key changes. And for the complete list of changes, you can check out Mojang's blog. 

Minecraft Bat Screens

Soften with Paint.Net

Minecraft Wins Gaming Awards & More News

New (small) Minecraft 1.4.7 Update

If you haven't seen already there was a small Minecraft Update that came out, mainly fixing some more bugs.   

• Fixed crash related to arrows fired from dispensers
• Fixed a multiplayer crash when using fireworks without a fireworks star
• Fixed long timeout when checking SRV records

Minecraft 1.4.6 is Out (The New Years Update)

Notable additions to 1.4.6

• The addition of fireworks, with 5 shape effects and 2 other effects. 

• "A lot of enchantments have been tweaked."

• Added  enchantable books

• Added option to enable touchscreen input for buttons and inventory. 

• Plus many other issues have been fixed. 

• A Redstone Update is said to be released in either January or February 2013 as 1.5
• *Plus A Christmas Surprise*

*You can find the full list of updates & changes on the Minecraft Wiki Versions Page.