Climate change and warming seas are severely bleaching tropical coral reefs and undoing decades of knowledge about how to protect these delicate and vital ecosystems.

A crater caused by a crashed meteor or the remnants of a colossal dormant volcano? Neither. Kondyor Massif in Siberia's far east is the result of a little-understood surge of volcanic rock.

The parks in both Florida and California have been shut since mid-March as a result of the coronavirus crisis and there is no indication when they will re-open. But there is plenty going on...

The luxury 5-star Berkeley Hotel in London's Knightsbridge has been closed for over a month due to the lockdown, but the kitchen staff are still preparing 250 free meals a day for key workers.

The Llyn Peninsula is a 30-mile spit of land known as the Land's End of North Wales. It has 'irresistible' walking routes and beaches that feel like you're on a Greek island.

Food lovers should visit Japan when the world returns to normal, says Paul Hollywood. He recalls the best meal he's ever had - from a stall in Osaka - and a 'Michelin-starred Pot Noodle' in Tokyo.

When the world finally reopens to travel, many of us may want to get close to nature. Here is our pick of some amazing wildlife-loving breaks that will transport you to all corners of the globe…

Remember the excitement of booking in for a spa treatment while on holiday? Now, as the lockdown continues, the challenge is to replicate all that pampering in the privacy of your own home.

Drone video footage released by the Department of National Parks shows a 30-strong herd of dugongs in shallow waters off Libong island in Trang province.

This week we've been inundated by requests for help with coronavirus-related travel problems. We can't address them all, but we hope these answers will help.

Dutch company Hardt Hyperloop is developing the technology, which involves a pod that floats using magnetic levitation being pushed through a steel tube maintained at a partial vacuum.

The trail scythes through one of the 1,000 ponds in the beautiful De Wijers wetland area in the 550-hectare Bokrijk nature park near Genk, in Belgium's Limburg province.

The Sitka spruce, on Campbell Island - 500 miles from New Zealand's South Island - has been recognised as the world's most remote tree by Guinness World Records.

A study by the United Nations World Tourism Organisation also found that 83 per cent of destinations around the world have had restrictions in place for four weeks or more.

A new report from the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says there is a 75 percent chance that 2020 will be the hottest year in recorded history.

It might seem like a cruel trick of the mind for those trapped indoors during lockdown - but Britain's skies really have turned a deeper shade of blue.

It was designed by Briton Ben Edwards from Melbourne-based Studio Edwards and costs AUS$99,000 (£52k/$64k). It's divided into three rooms, including a shower pod.

City Zip Company wanted to launch £30-a-ticket thrill seekers from the 150ft-high roof of St David's Hotel and Spa in Cardiff - and land on the other side of Cardiff Bay. Russell T Davies opposed plans.

Guidelines have been drawn up by the Orange County Economic Recovery Task Force, which has been charged with plotting the Florida area's route to normality.

Filmmakers created a life-like robot baby gorilla to spy on a group of Silverbacks in the jungle of Uganda. It captured the first footage of the wild creatures singing for their supper.

The Competition and Markets Authority said it will take companies to court. Jo Lemmon Sparkes, 39, and wife Kirsty, 33, from Cambridge, are fighting Ryanair for a £700 trip.

Dutch photographer Albert Dros was given exclusive access to the Keukenhof garden in the Netherlands, also known as the Garden of Europe. And the garden itself has created an amazing interactive tour.

In a table of the top 20 most popular package holiday searches made in April, the Maldives is in the No2 slot, followed by Las Vegas, Tenerife, Orlando and New York, in sixth place.

British Airways has today told staff in a memo that it may cease to operate flights out of Gatwick airport in Crawley after the coronavirus pandemic.

Ryanair boss Michael O'Leary has today cut up to 3,000 jobs but vowed to refund 25 million out-of-pocket customers - as Heathrow reports losses of £315 million.

Hong Kong International Airport is the first place in the world to use the CLeanTech sanitation pods and they are currently being utilised by key workers such as public health staff.

Top photographer Amos Chapple has taken a set of fascinating photographs of Prague's rooftop statues and sculptures, from the beautiful to the bizarre and from the elegant to the grotesque.

Government officials in a small coastal town in Spain sprayed a beach with a diluted bleach solution in the hopes of protecting residents from COVID-19 as they emerge from lockdown.

Amateur gardeners are being asked to submit snaps of their gardens online in an effort to find the best home-grown garden during the coronavirus lockdown.

Millions of travellers are owed money for cancelled flights amid the coronavirus pandemic. EU laws say customers should get refunds in seven days but backlogs mean they are waiting longer.

Frustrated customers got in touch with the consumer champion saying they were struggling to secure their money back from companies such as Skyes Holiday Cottages and Hoseseasons.

The Daily Mail's Tom Chesshyre picks a selection of the best travel-related entertainment for the week ahead that will transport you to Istanbul, Mumbai and beyond.

Mark Twain once quoted a Mauritius local as saying that 'heaven was copied after Mauritius' after he visited in 1896. The Daily Mail's Kate Johnson headed to the island to see if it still rings true.

Whether it's the setting of an Agatha Christie murder mystery, a puffin paradise or the former home of a crazed king, Britain is littered with tiny isles on which you can stay in seclusion.

This week a reader also asks, in light of the pandemic, if they can claim back a 'non-refundable' deposit on a holiday lodge in Scotland.

Everywhere you look, you'll see golden beaches and lush lemon and olive groves as you cruise in style on this new eight-day trip with Greek specialists Celestyal Cruises.

Every week Neil Simpson takes an in-depth look at an important holiday topic, doing all the legwork so you don't have to. This week, he looks at the prospects for package holidays this summer.

From travelogues to films and even webcams, The Mail on Sunday's Neil Simpson reveals how you can satisfy your wanderlust during the lockdown.

These incredible late 19th century maps offer a glimpse into the urban landscape of America after 1865, post-Civil War, when New York was home to two million and was yet to see widespread electricity.

Pavements and cycle paths don't often shock or amuse - which makes the ones pictured here, from Russia to Kentucky via Ireland, all the more noteworthy.

Behold the 'Edible Spa Menu', courtesy of the Maldivian Coco Bodu Hithi hotel. Its Coco Spa team has unveiled 10 treatments you can make at home using ingredients such as honey, bananas and kiwis.

Air France and KLM say they will be asking customers to wear a mask throughout their journey from next Monday. German airline Lufthansa brought in the new rule yesterday (May 4).

The pictures, by Anouk Krantz, first appeared in book Wild Horses of Cumberland Island in 2017 - and the publisher, Images Publishing, has now released a second edition.

Qantas CEO Alan Joyce said that although Project Sunrise had 'huge potential' it would not be the right time to pursue it 'given the impact Covid-19 has had on world travel'.

MailOnline asked staff from some of Britain's poshest hotels - including The Landmark London and The Lowry - for advice on adding five-star-hotel touches to your house.

However, 25 per cent of those questioned in the UK poll said they would be more cautious when travelling in the future with 23 per cent adding they would take more domestic trips.

The fastest time taken to complete the quiz was one minute 36 seconds, while the average is two minutes 12 seconds. More than two out of three people couldn't identify the flag for Belgium - can you?

They were taken by French photographer Romain Veillon inside the city of Autun jail, which has a design much-dreaded among prisoners - panopticon. It has been abandoned since 1956.

With the Foreign Office advising against all non-essential overseas travel, things do not look promising for a holiday abroad. So is the idea of a trip in July, August or the autumn wishful thinking?

Her former family home in Derbyshire is now a B&B - you can stay in her bedroom. And the museum in London that's dedicated to her has made 200 objects available to view online.