Up close, it resembles a wound in the earth. At night, a wide pit glows orange, its rim blackened and flames flickering from ...

This video explores one of the strangest places on Earth: Turkmenistan, a secretive desert dictatorship hiding the Darvaza ...

Central Asia is a place that reminds one of time travel. Ancient Silk Road cities, breathtaking landscapes, and traditions ...

As Turkmenistan's iconic "Gates of Hell" flames fade, scientists and environmentalists are grappling with the unexpected consequences of this natural phenomenon. The Darvaza gas crater, located in the ...

Turkmenistan is one of the world's least visited countries Capital city has been rebuilt in white marble off gas revenues New president took over in 2022, hints at political reform Society is changing ...

Police are scouring rooftops in Turkmenistan for Starlink satellite Internet terminals as residents seek to sidestep sluggish and restricted connections, locals say. In the eastern city of Turkmenabat ...

Despite consistent chatter about the need for diversification, Ashgabat has struggled to reach customers other than China given infrastructure constraints. A month after Turkmenistan’s top leader, ...

In the desert expanse of Turkmenistan, Chinese engineers are hard at work at the vast Galkynysh gas field -- a mega project that is deepening the closed Central Asian state's already extensive ties ...

The Darvaza gas crater in Turkmenistan has burned non-stop for over five decades—but no one knows exactly how it started. Some say Soviet engineers lit it on fire in 1971 to burn off leaking gas.