The site in Turkmenistan burns through millions of cubic meters of natural gas each year. The exact cause behind the Darvaza Gas Crater—also known as the Shining of Karakum—remains a mystery, but ...

Experience the surreal intensity of the Darvaza Gas Crater—famously known as the “Door to Hell”—with this ground-level footage that captures the roaring flames, scorched earth, and haunting glow of ...

STRINGER/AFP/AFP People go to the "Gateway to Hell" gas crater in the middle of the Turkmenistan desert expecting an angry cauldron but are now coming away unimpressed. Once a giant uncontrollable pit ...

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 ...

Natural gas prices continue to crater with the latest weather outlook pointing to much warmer-than-normal temperatures ahead.1-5 Day6-10 Day10-15 DayAs you can see in the 1-15 day outlook, there's no ...

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On the remote Yamal and Gydan peninsulas of western Siberia, the landscape is marked by massive craters that look as though the Earth has blown holes in itself. While the origin story of these ...

Spontaneous gas explosions appear to be increasing in northern Russia because of climate change and some specific local conditions. By Joshua Rapp Learn The first crater was found in 2014 in the far ...

People go to the "Gateway to Hell" gas crater in the middle of the Turkmenistan desert expecting an angry cauldron but are now coming away unimpressed. Once a giant uncontrollable pit of red flames ...