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 ...

Harrat Khaybar is likened to the “gates of hell” for a reason. The volcanic field, one of the largest in Saudi Arabia, stretches some 14,000 square km across the desert landscape, to the northeast of ...

Deep in the scorching desert of Turkmenistan, the Darvaza gas crater—infamously known as the “Gate to Hell”—has been ablaze for over 50 years. This massive fiery pit, which once roared with a ...

The fiery, barren, and stinky geological features that people keep naming after Hell. By Lauren Leffer Published Aug 13, 2024 9:00 AM EDT Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, ...