Known for its extreme depths of 1,642 meters and its unique biodiversity, Lake Baikal has always fascinated scientists. During the summer of 2023, a team of researchers deployed an autonomous ...

Environmental experts and the head of President Vladimir Putin’s Human Rights Council have called on lawmakers to reject a ...

Set deep within the Russian subcontinent, Baikal is the deepest, oldest and most voluminous of all lakes Alastair Bland Desolate wilderness surrounds the giant Lake Baikal, the deepest, oldest and ...

Yegor Lesnoi is cleaning up the bottom of Lake Baikal for the third year in a row, and does so in his spare time and absolutely for free. He makes money by making advertisements and documentaries ...

Discover the top 10 most beautiful lakes to visit in 2025, from Russia’s ancient Lake Baikal to Italy’s elegant Lake Como.

In 1945, when Stalin ruled the Soviet Union, Mikhail Kozhov began keeping track of what was happening under the surface of Lake Baikal, the ancient Siberian lake that is the deepest and largest ...

When it comes to surface area, Lake Baikal doesn't even crack the top five lakes worldwide. But as far as volume goes, the lake holds more water than the Great Lakes of North America combined. That's ...

A gorgeous photo of frozen methane bubbles trapped in ice within the deepest lake on earth has gone viral. The picture— taken by photographer Kristina Makeeva and also shared by NASA —shows ...