Somewhere out there, far away, is a ‘killer lake’. Surrounded by dead animals, it can cause you to choke on the air just by ...

The site of the 1986 nuclear disaster, Chernobyl is still highly radioactive and considered one of the most dangerous places ...

There's something exciting about visiting dangerous places, but these especially hostile locations might be too much for even ...

Ethiopia 's Danakil Depression hosts some of the world's most intriguing and least-known traditional salt mines. For hundreds ...

The Danakil Depression in Ethiopia is one of the most inhospitable places on the planet, boasting scorching temperatures of up to 50C and bubbling pools of acid ...

Volcanic crater lake. Dallol Geothermal area. Crystalline sulfides in an acid pool. Geothermal field of Danakil Depression. Hot springs and acid mineral in surreal landscape in Ethiopia, Africa Beauty ...

The Danakil Depression could unlock secrets to life on MarsThe Danakil Depression could unlock secrets to life on Mars ...

The relative movement between the Arabian and African Plates created major geological structures such as the Red Sea, the Danakil Depression, the Gulf of Aden and the East African Rift. The ...

Salt has been mined from the chain of salt lakes in the Danakil or Afar Depression for hundreds of years. An Egyptian traveller in the 6th century first made reference to it but it is probably ...

towards a place often referred to as the 'Land of Fire' or Danakil Depression,’ says Abreham. The region features rifting and volcanic activity, plus a hydrothermal system that emits an acidic liquid ...