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 formed between 25 and 30 million years ago and contains around 20 per cent of all unfrozen fresh water on Earth. At approximately 23,000 cubic kilometres, its water volume is even ...

Seals in Lake Baikal use comb-shaped teeth to catch scores of amphipods, a study finds. The diet may be behind the seals’ relative success.

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 ...

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. Nature aside, the region ...

Eight new enactments have been adopted, including key regulations on the ecological zoning for Lake Baikal; the limits of water level in Lake Baikal under economical activities; and the protection ...

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.

World's Oldest Lake 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.

UNESCO declared Lake Baikal a World Heritage site in 1996 because of its biodiversity and endemism. The lake is approximately 25 million years old and this and its size has given space and time for a ...