President Vladimir Putin on Monday signed into law a long-contested measure allowing limited logging along the shores of Lake ...

Jaw-dropping footage of the real-life ICEMAN discovering his powers. This creative clip features Artem Shapirenko performing some cool magic tricks at Lake Baikal that involve him making ice blocks by ...

"It’s been a warm winter in Baikal, as observed from space," Roscosmos said in comments to its posted pictures MOSCOW, January 15. /TASS/. Lake Baikal, the world's deepest lake located in Russia, has ...

Baikal's high biodiversity includes over 3,600 plant and animal species, most of which are endemic to the lake. Holding one-fifth of the world's unfrozen fresh water, Baikal in Russia's Siberia is a ...

"I've had the idea since I left Russia," said Pike, who lived and studied in that country for two years while on an academic exchange. One of those years was spent in Irkutsk (Eugene's Russian "Sister ...

The World Heritage Centre and IUCN note that the scientific community studying Lake Baikal and the effects of BPPM on the Baikal ecosystem, including the Siberian Department of the Russian Academy of ...

MOSCOW, April 1. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin has instructed that a ban be instituted on the discharge of untreated wastewater into Lake Baikal, as set out in the directives of the Russian ...

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 Oblast ...

* Putin to inspect crystals packed with methane * New stunt keeps leader in popular view By Gleb Bryanski LAKE BAIKAL, Russia, Aug. 1 (Reuters) - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin dived into the ...

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From Russia’s legendary Lake Baikal to Indonesia’s remote Lake Matano, the world’s deepest lakes are vast water filled basins that support complex ecosystems and provide vital resources to millions of ...

LAKE BAIKAL, Russia (Reuters) - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin plunged into the depths of Lake Baikal aboard a mini-submersible on Saturday in a mission that adds a new dimension to his macho ...