The Danakil Depression, dubbed the hottest place on the planet, was formed from the continental drift of the African and Asian tectonic plates. It sits between three tectonic plates at the triple ...

1. Ethiopia's Danakil Depression and its landscape, which consists of burning salt, volcanic rock, and sulfuric acid, is considered the most uninhabitable place on Earth. The Danakil Depression ...

An otherworldly landscape was formed in the Danakil Depression in Ethiopia, known for its striking geological features. Stunning footage by Dawit Arega shows shimmering salt flats, bubbling acid ...

Luckily for us, a car was waiting at the end of the valley for the last 20 kilometers (12 miles) of rocky, flat terrain before reaching the great salt plains of the depression.

The Danakil Depression in northwest Ethiopia has the sulfuric acid-richest environments on Earth. One of the big questions in astrobiology is whether life can use solvents other than water to ...