The water in Lake Baikal freezes in bizarre shapes, turning its shores, islands and rocks into a set for a movie in a galaxy far, far away. “Here, a shaman fell through the ice in his UAZ jeep ...

LAKE BAIKAL, Russia — The Lake Baikal ice was the real star even among a gathering of some of Russia’s hockey ... transport up to eight passengers at a time along a makeshift road on the ice, ...

Lake Baikal, the world's deepest, offers astounding views along its shoreline - and winter tours of its frozen expanse have become increasingly popular. With some trepidation, Oleg Boldyrev walked ...

Lake Baikal, the world's deepest, offers astounding views along its shoreline - and winter tours of its frozen expanse have become increasingly popular. With some trepidation, Oleg Boldyrev walked ...

The 400-mile-long lake is a UNESCO world heritage site and contains a unique Siberian ecosystem, including fresh-water seals. Its unspoiled wonders, however, is precisely why Russian developers ...

Lake Baikal features 27 islands, including one 45 miles in length called Olkhon, while in and around Baikal live more than 1,500 animal species, about 80 percent of which live nowhere else on the ...

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 ...

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 ...