Beneath the western outskirts of Naples, one of Europe’s most complex volcanic systems is entering a phase of renewed unrest.

Turkmenistan's "Gateway to Hell" is a fiery pit that has burned continuously since 1971. After over half a century, the inferno may finally be subsiding. Though this is the most common explanation, ...

A crater in Siberia is expanding faster than anticipated due to climate change, scientists have discovered, saying it now poses problems for the surrounding habitat. The Batagaika slump, known as the ...

In a remote area of the Siberian tundra, dotted with low trees and shrubs, there’s a place that locals call ‘The Gateway to Hell.’ During the summertime, the sound of water pouring over the cliff ...

Imagine a gash in the Earth so large you could fit several football stadiums inside it. That's the Batagaika crater for you. This massive thermokarst depression – a fancy term for a giant ...

The ‘Gateway to Hell’, an enormous fire that has been raging in Turkmenistan for more than 50 years, has been tamed. The Turkmenistan government said that the authorities have been able to ...

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" . The fire has been burning in the Karakum desert ...

Turkmenistan said on Friday it will capture the gas fuelling its "Gateway to Hell", putting the man-made fire pit at risk of closure as the reclusive state seeks to reduce its greenhouse emissions.

The Gateway to Hell was one of the only tourist attractions in Turkmenistan, one of the most closed and repressive countries in the world, according to rights groups. The country sees hardly any ...