The closest thing to hell on Earth lies in Turkmenistan’s Karakum Desert ... He and National Geographic traveled to the Darvaza Gas Crater to take soil samples, hoping to find bacteria that ...

Specialists from the Turkmengas holding have drafted a plan to extinguish the Darvaza ... Gas Research Institute Irina Luryeva told TASS. It has become a popular tourist spot in Turkmenistan. The ...

We captured some breathtaking 4K drone footage of Turkmenistan’s Darvaza Gas Crater—better known as the "Door to Hell." This fiery pit has been burning for decades after a Soviet mining accident.