Lake Baikal is the world's largest freshwater lake by volume, known as the "Galapagos of Russia." However, the unusual body ...

Lake Baikal is the world's largest freshwater lake by volume. It is a natural wonder that is thought to be almost 30 million ...

"Trying to understand how evolution works is one thing that is really interesting about Baikal," Ozersky said. The lake is open to visitors. However, it isn't a great spot for swimming as for five ...

As one researcher said, "If you want to swim in it, you've got to gird your loins." Lake Baikal continues to inspire scientists and nature lovers alike. Its history, depth, and unique ecosystem ...

Russian freediver Yekaterina Nekrasova is believed to have set a new world record in under-ice swimming. Russian media ...

In Lake Baikal, a pup must take a treacherous underwater swim away from its birthplace. Luckily, its mother knows how to create air bubbles so that the baby can breath under the ice sheet.

Russia’s Lake Baikal covers an area of 12,248 square miles - slightly larger than Belgium - making it the seventh-largest lake by surface area and the second-largest in Eurasia after the Caspian ...

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 ...