From Florida to the Costa del Sol, costly sea defences are accelerating beach erosion and will ultimately fail to protect coastal towns and cities from rising tides, say experts
John Galliano, the current creative director at Maison Martin Margiela, who was previously fired from Christian Dior for making racist and anti-semitic remarks, has announced he will show his debut couture collection in London this January
Analysis for prestigious Nature magazine sounds alarm on the way that human activity, from overfishing to agriculture, is forcing a vast number of species to vanish from the wild
• Northern white rhino’s death leaves just five left in the world
Raf Simons’s futuristic collection forms the centre of the house’s charm offensive in Japan – and there’s not a kimono in sight
Over five trillion pieces of plastic are floating in our oceans says most comprehensive study to date on plastic pollution around the world
Former distillery to become city’s newest and largest gallery of contemporary art