The waters of Russia’s Lake Baikal are contaminated with high levels of microscopic plastic particles and fibres that most likely come from packaging and fishing nets. Research published in ...

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Located in southern eastern Siberia, Russia, Lake Baikal holds the title of world's deepest lake, with a maximum depth of 5,315 feet. It's also one of the Earth's oldest freshwater lakes ...

Situated in south-east Siberia, the 3.15-million-ha Lake Baikal is the oldest (25 million years) and deepest (1,700 m) lake in the world. It contains 20% of the world's total unfrozen freshwater ...

Part two of a two-part documentary about Lake Baikal, the oldest (25 million years) and deepest (1,700 m) lake in the world. The film aims to raise awareness of the fragility of its ecosystem.

Why is Lake Baikal the Oldest? Scientists determine a lake's age by studying sediment accumulation using isotopic dating, a process that measures ratios of radioactive isotopes like cesium ...

"Not far from Irkutsk, on Lake Baikal, at the 106th kilometer of the ... which will become an important contribution of the JINR to Russia’s program of scientific megaprojects.

An curved arrow pointing right. Lake Baikal in Siberia is the oldest and deepest freshwater lake in the world. It is frozen for up to five months a year and its ice is so thick cars often drive ...

A 6.0-magnitude earthquake has been recorded in the water area of Lake Baikal, the Irkutsk Region ... Minister] Sergey Lavrov and [chief of Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service] Sergey ...