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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...