From ancient sites with unknown origins to towns where people simply vanished, these unusual destinations leave behind more ...

The closest thing to hell on Earth lies in Turkmenistan’s Karakum Desert. There, a fire pit known as the Darvaza Crater earned the name “Gates of Hell”—or “Door to Hell”—because it ...

Looking west over the city walls of Khiva, it's easy to imagine a guardsman watching out for exhausted traders making their way across the dusty Karakum desert towards the ancient city ...

According to the scientist, cryo deserts look like deserts of tropical or subtropical regions such as the Sahara in Africa, the Karakum Desert in Central Asia, or the Atacama in South America.