ULAN-UDE, March 18 (Itar-Tass) – The Prosecutor’s Office in the Baikal Territory demands real terms in prison for four former policemen, who were found guilty of tortures of the detainees. “The public ...

Hike trails by day and light fires by night beneath the Siberian skies. Grab your rucksack and head into the woods of Russia's wild-lands to the largest, deepest, and oldest lake in the world. You can ...

Researchers are studying the impact of climate change and environmental toxins on the lake's fauna. They addressed the question of how Baikal amphipods that fulfill important ecological functions in ...

A gorgeous photo of frozen methane bubbles trapped in ice within the deepest lake on earth has gone viral. The picture— taken by photographer Kristina Makeeva and also shared by NASA—shows bubbles of ...

The world’s deepest lake, comparable in size to Belgium or the Netherlands, is also the planet’s largest freshwater lake and boasts breathtaking scenery. 1. Early 1900s. Russia’s fleet gets its very ...

Using human population genetics, ancient pathogen genomics and isotope analysis, a team of researchers assessed the population history of the Lake Baikal region, finding the deepest connection to date ...

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