Deep in the Karakum Desert of Turkmenistan lies one of the most mysterious places on Earth — the Darvaza Gas Crater, better known as the Door to Hell. Created after a Soviet mining accident in 1971, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The site in Turkmenistan burns through millions of cubic meters of natural gas each year. The exact cause behind the Darvaza Gas ...

This is one of the strangest man-made mistakes in history. A giant hole in the middle of a desert, constantly spewing flames and lighting up the night sky has been burning non-stop for over 50 years!

In the middle of Turkmenistan’s Karakum Desert lies something that looks straight out of a nightmare. The Door to Hell which is a massive, burning crater that has been on fire for decades. Soviet-era ...