A Soviet drilling accident, a never-ending inferno, and a government desperate to put it out. How did Turkmenistan’s burning ...

Flows on the Big Hole River are well below normal due to hot temperatures, rapid snowmelt and meager precipitation. The low flows could lead to fishing restrictions earlier than usual.

We captured some breathtaking 4K drone footage of Turkmenistan’s Darvaza Gas Crater—better known as the "Door to Hell." This fiery pit has been burning for decades after a Soviet mining accident.

Kunya-Urgench is situated in north-western Turkmenistan, on the left bank of the Amu Daria River. Urgench was the capital of the Khorezm region, part of the Achaemenid Empire. The old town contains a ...