Lake Baikal features 27 islands, including one 45 miles in length called Olkhon, while in and around Baikal live more than 1,500 animal species, about 80 percent of which live nowhere else on the ...

The microbes and animals found around the volcanoes seem to have developed unique mechanisms to withstand the extreme pressures and low temperatures at depths of up to 165 meters. The findings in Lake ...

Lake Baikal is not only the oldest and largest lake on Earth, but with a depth of over 1,500 metres also the deepest. ... The animals were exposed to the heavy metal cadmium, ...

Baikal seals are fans of bite-sized portions, and this dietary quirk may be why the seals are thriving. Found in Russia’s immense Lake Baikal, the Siberian mammals devour tiny marine crustaceans ...

Her focus is reporting on wildlife, ... The post, captioned "frozen methane bubbles in lake Baikal, the deepest lake on Earth," has received 40.1k upvotes on the platform.

Lake Baikal, located in Siberia, is rich in beautiful surprises. The ancient lake is a deep blue of the purest water, surrounded by sharp mountains and amazing wildlife.

Located in Siberia, Baikal is home to more than 3,000 species of plants and animals, about 80 percent of which are unique to that ecosystem. Baikal is estimated to be some 25 million years old ...

28 COM 15B.22 Lake Baikal (Russian Federation) The World Heritage Committee, 1. Recalling the recommendation of the report of the monitoring mission in 2001 to include the property on the List of ...

Two Russian women, long-time defenders of the world's biggest lake, say its getting harder to save Baikal due to pressures like global warming and development. IE 11 is not supported.