In the depths of Russia lies a lake that holds an impressive number of world records and is so deep that it could hold over ...

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 ...

January in Russia conjures up images of Muscovites crunching through the snow in bulky coats -- not bunches of delicate snowdrops blooming in grassy areas around still-standing Christmas trees ...

The world's largest lake is so vast that it's four times larger than its closest competitor and is often dubbed as a ...

But some have endured for millions of years, surviving ice ages, volcanic eruptions, and shifting continents. These ancient ...

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 ...

And that’s the world water roundup. We focus this week on another great body of water – this one in Russia, where Siberian authorities have suspended construction of a controversial bottling plant on ...

An underwater knight statue has been removed from the bottom of Lake Baikal in Siberia after an outcry over its impact on the lake’s delicate ecosystem, law enforcement officials said Monday.

In the darkness of the ocean depths, Chinese scientists are hoping to solve one of the enduring mysteries of the universe.

Last spring, researchers deployed prototype detectors at a depth of 1,300m in Siberia’s Lake Baikal, and conducted on-site testing with Russian scientists involved in the Baikal-GVD neutrino ...

Lake Baikal This place should definitely feature in your bucket list, because of its sheer beauty, and for the fact it's the world's oldest and deepest freshwater lake. Siberia’s Lake Baikal ...