The site in Turkmenistan burns through millions of cubic meters of natural gas each year. The exact cause behind the Darvaza Gas Crater—also known as the Shining of Karakum—remains a mystery, but ...

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!

Our world is far stranger than it appears, and you truly realise this only when you uncover its hidden mysteries. One such astonishing place lies deep within the desert of Turkmenistan, a location ...