The ‘Gates to Hell’ Are Dimming. That May Not Be a Good Thing.

It might be the world’s most baffling tourist attraction: a roaring pit of fire the size of a soccer field sitting in a barren desert.The Darvaza crater, known as the “Gates to Hell,” lies deep in territory of the isolated Central Asian nation of Turkmenistan.The crater has been burning for decades. Over the years it has become a quirky draw for adventurous visitors and a puzzle for scientists and researchers. It…