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 ...

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 ...

A rapidly expanding hole in Siberia, known as the Batagay crater, has grown so large that it's now visible from space. What started as a small crack in the 1960s evolved into the world's largest ...

Turkmenistan's Darvaza Gas Crater, famously known as the "Door to Hell," has been burning for 54 years. This fiery spectacle, born from a 1971 Soviet drilling mishap, may soon extinguish naturally.

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.

Known as the "land of death", this is the hottest place on earth, with temperatures soaring up to 50C. It's certainly not a location where you'd want to forget your sunscreen. The landscape is ...