Turkmenistan said Thursday it had significantly reduced a gas fire that has been raging for half a century at a site dubbed the "Gateway to Hell" .

Turkmenistan’s Darvaza Gas Crater – often referred to as the ‘Gates of Hell’ – is famed for the ethane-fueled flames that escape from its vents. But some say the fires aren’t burning ...

An aerial view of Darvaza Crater in the remote Karakum desert. Attempts to extinguish the flames would likely be quite dangerous, expensive, and arguably fruitless. Photograph by Carolyn Drake ...

Turkmenistan’s Darvaza Gas Crater – often referred to as the ‘Gates of Hell’ – is famed for the ethane-fueled flames that escape from its vents. But some say the fires aren’t burning ...

Turkmenistan is a country like no other,an enigmatic nation with a history, culture, and government that make it stand out as one of the most unusual countries in the world. Located in Central Asia, ...

The possible agreement could see the U.S. lending financial support to help the central Asian nation plug its planet-warming leaks, which include a burning 230-foot wide chasm in the Karakum Desert.

A fiery pit in Central Asia has been ablaze for over four decades, leaving scientists puzzled as the nearly 200-foot-wide ...

The Karakum Canal is over 1,300 kilometers long. It cuts across the desert and brings water to areas that would otherwise be bone-dry. It’s impressive—but also super inefficient.

Turkmenistan said on June 5 that it had significantly extinguished the Karakum desert 'Door to Hell' gas fire that had been raging for half a century since a Soviet drilling expedition went wrong.

For more than 10 days, water gushed uselessly into the sands of the Karakum Desert, forming a channel almost 20 kilometers in length. The consequences of the Karakum Canal ailing are impossible to ...

Turkmenistan’s Darvaza Gas Crater – often referred to as the ‘Gates of Hell’ – is famed for the ethane-fueled flames that escape from its vents. But some say the fires aren’t burning ...