Two symbiotic marine lifeforms who somehow evaded the prying eyes of human scientists and ‘disappeared’ from the fossil record over a quarter of a billion years ago have been found thriving offshore of Japan. The creatures in question are non-skeletal corals and crinoids, or sea lilies, who were found proliferating on the floor of the Pacific Ocean, 100 meters (330 feet) below the surface, off... 

Firefighters and rescue workers search through debris in Tanabe, Wakayama prefecture, western Japan on Sunday, September 4, 2011. Heavy rains and mudslides from Typhoon Talas have left at least 15 people dead and more than 43 others missing in Japan, local media reports. Evacuation orders and advisories have been issued to 460,000 people in western and central Japan, Kyodo News agency reported. The...