Lake Baikal, a unique, UNESCO-protected ecosystem that holds about 20 percent of the world’s fresh surface water, has been called the Galapagos of Russia because it is home to more than 2,000 ...

A circle in thin ice in Lake Baikal, Russia is featured in this image photographed by an Expedition 19 crewmember on the International Space Station. Late in April 2009, astronauts […] ...

Listvianka, Russia -- The Baikal Ice Marathon is a standard length marathon: 26 miles long. But there is nothing standard about where those miles are run: across the frozen surface of the deepest ...

Witness the fascinating geography of Lake Baikal, the deepest and one of the oldest freshwater lakes on Earth, located in Siberia, Russia. This video covers its unique formation, incredible depth ...

Lake Baikal, the world's deepest lake located in Russia, has still not frozen over amid a relatively warm winter, according to images taken by the Russian meteorological satellite Meteor-M.

LAKE BAIKAL, Russia (Reuters) - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin plunged into the depths of Lake Baikal aboard a mini-submersible on Saturday in a mission that adds a new dimension to his ...

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said on Tuesday that authorities will shut down a paper mill on the shores of Lake Baikal, which environmentalists say is a major pollutant ...

Mountains rise to the south, thrown up by the same tectonic plate movements that split the earth, giving rise to Lake Baikal. By Richard Scrase This article was written as part of the Train to ...

CHITA, May 13. /TASS/. A 6.0-magnitude earthquake has been recorded in the water area of Lake Baikal, the Irkutsk Region Emergencies Ministry's Department reported on its Telegram channel.

LAKE BAIKAL, Russia (Reuters) - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin dived into the depths of Lake Baikal aboard a mini-submersible on Saturday in a stunt that adds a new dimension to his ...