Why it's incredible: The entire gas crater has been on fire for more than 50 years. The "Gates of Hell," also known as the Darvaza gas crater after a nearby village, is a methane- and fire-filled ...

Rarely does an industrial accident develop into a major tourist attraction. But when a Soviet exploratory team drilled for natural gas in Turkmenistan more than 50 years ago, they are said to have set ...

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During an international conference on hydrocarbon resources in Turkmenistan’s capital Ashgabat earlier this month, Irina Luryeva, head of the scientific research institute at the state-owned energy ...

Archaeologists have recently uncovered hundreds of massive structures at a site ominously known as the ‘Gates of Hell,’ leaving experts puzzled over their purpose. This discovery adds a new layer of ...