For over 50 years the 'Gates of Hell' have been on fire and now an important update has been given by government officials. If you didn’t know about this gaping hole in the ground that has been ...

This natural gas field in Turkmenistan has been on fire for decades, but officials say it may soon be running on empty.

Iran's Revolutionary Guard announced its first use of heavy Sejjil missiles in its 12th wave of attacks on Israel.

Volcanos are often seen as real-life hellholes due to the molten ... Meanwhile, 16th-century German scholar Caspar Peucer claimed that the gates to hell could be found in “the bottomless abyss ...

Mohammad Pakpour's statement follows the death of his predecessor, General Hossein Salami, in Israel's strikes on Friday.

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Around the world and throughout history, people have repeatedly referred to various natural sites as entryways into the underworld–think ‘hell’s gate,’ ‘mouth of hell,’ ‘dry riverbed ...

Watch an explorer share what it's like to descend into the Darvaza Gas Crater, also known as the “Gates of Hell.” The closest thing to hell on Earth lies in Turkmenistan’s Karakum Desert.