Etched on the surface of Earth are marks of our planet's remarkable history. One such notable imprint is Lake Baikal in Siberia. Persisting for as many as 30 million years, it is the oldest freshwater ...

Walking on Lake Baikal's frozen surface feels like stepping into another dimension. Travel to Lake Baikal at the most beautiful time of the year - when the legendary clear ice shines under your feet, ...

A group of Russians completed an icy swim across Lake Baikal in Siberia on Wednesday in an effort to draw attention to ecological threats facing the world's largest freshwater lake. The four men and ...

Lake Baikal, the world’s deepest and one of its oldest lakes, offers an unparalleled natural laboratory for studying sediment geochemistry and microbial ecology. Its sediments encapsulate a record of ...

image: Temperatures in this region have skyrocketed in the past few weeks to the 70s prompting outbreaks of fires. view more Lake Baikal, which is usually still frozen over at this time of year, can ...