A flaming crater of gas has burned in Turkmenistan for decades. Satellite imagery suggests that the fires are decreasing, but the environmental implications are unclear.

One of the planet's strangest tourist stops is losing some of its fire—literally. The Darvaza gas crater in Turkmenistan, better known as the "Gates to Hell," is burning less intensely than it has in ...

A digital rendering of the Gate to Hell, aka Pluto’s Gate. According to Discovery, “Pilgrims watched the sacred rites on the steps, took the waters in the pool, slept not too far from the cave and ...

The decades-old flames at Turkmenistan’s so-called “Gates of Hell” are finally starting to dim. But while officials and environmentalists have long wanted its flames to be extinguished, this latest ...

It might be the world’s most baffling tourist attraction: a roaring pit of fire the size of a soccer field sitting in a barren desert. The Darvaza crater, known as the “Gates to Hell,” lies deep in ...