Siberia offers a tantalizing prize with fewer immediate risks. Its vast reserves of oil, gas, gold, diamonds, rare earth ...

Lake Baikal is the world's largest freshwater lake by volume, known as the "Galapagos of Russia." However, the unusual body of water boasts more than just its colossal size.

As the largest and deepest of freshwater lakes, with a vast volume comprising 20% of the planet's liquid fresh water, one might expect Lake Baikal to be resistant to change. Thus, there was a good ...

Bolshie Koty, the village where Bates students lived and studied for three weeks, is nestled in a small valley where one of the 365 streams flowing into Baikal cuts through mountains and forest. The ...

Once a remote secret of Siberia, Lake Baikal has blossomed into a top tourism destination, drawing millions of visitors annually.People visit for everything from leisurely cruises to adrenaline ...

Lake Baikal may be the most biodiverse lake on the planet – amazing considering its relatively cold water temperatures – with more than 1,000 species of plants and 2,500 species of animals. What's ...

BITS ‘N’ PIECESThe oldest and deepest of the world’s lakes, Lake Baikal is situated in south-east Siberia. The lake is more than 5,300 feet deep at its most profound point. With 12,248 ...

IRKUTSK, 5 June (BelTA) – Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko went to see Lake Baikal during his visit to Russia's Irkutsk Oblast, BelTA has learned. Together with Governor of Irkutsk ...

Set deep within the Russian subcontinent, Baikal is the deepest and most voluminous of all lakes, a superstar of superlatives in hydrology, geology, ecology and history.