The epic lake has been hailed as the "Galapagos of Russia", with its great age and geographic isolation producing a rich and ...

With its traditional homes, decorated with delicate lace-like wood trim, the capital of East Siberia is one of the most popular tourists stops on the route. Irkutsk is also the door to spectacular ...

Irkutsk is also the door to spectacular Lake Baikal. Sofia Buntovskaya has nothing but praise for the lake and its pure and perfectly clear water. Her love for this natural Siberian jewel made the ...

From a lake that claimed hundreds of lives to another that mummifies creatures that fall in, these lakes will send a shiver ...

Lake Baikal The term ‘blood-red lake’ often evokes images of horror or supernatural occurrences, but the truth behind Lake ...

Explore the world's largest lakes, from Caspian Sea to Great Bear Lake, known for their vastness, depth, and stunning beauty.

MOSCOW, December 30. /TASS/. The Russian government set the maximum and minimum water levels in the Baikal Lake in 2018-2020. The regular maximum and minimum water levels in Baikal would be 457 ...

An curved arrow pointing right. Lake Baikal in Siberia is the oldest and deepest freshwater lake in the world. It is frozen for up to five months a year and its ice is so thick cars often drive ...

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 ...

The waters of Russia’s Lake Baikal are contaminated with high levels of microscopic plastic particles and fibres that most likely come from packaging and fishing nets. Research published in ...

There are only five seal populations worldwide that live year-round in freshwater habitats. The Baikal seal, probably the ...