The microbes and animals found around the volcanoes seem ... temperatures at depths of up to 165 meters. The findings in Lake Baikal provide valuable information about how life can survive in ...

Whether meteor-forged or rift-born, Lake Baikal’s ecological significance is not up for debate. Dubbed the “Galápagos of Russia,” Baikal hosts over 3,000 species of plants and animals ...

Situated in south-east Siberia, the 3.15-million-ha Lake Baikal is the oldest (25 million years) and deepest (1,700 m) lake in the world. It contains 20% of the world's total unfrozen freshwater ...