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 ...

Irkutsk is also the door to spectacular Lake Baikal. Sofia Buntovskaya has nothing but praise for the lake and its pure and perfectly clear water. Her love for this natural Siberian jewel made the ...

Baikal’s crystal-clear waters and abundant oxygen levels make it a dream for divers, who can spot unusual sponges, fish species, and crustaceans. For scientists, the lake offers a precious ...

the Omul fish, Baikal sturgeon and the microscopic Epischura plankton that keep the water clear. The land surrounding the lake is known to be home to brown bears, lynx and migratory birds.

the lake’s ecosystem imbalance and threats to fish spawning areas, subsoil water level lowering in coastal areas fraught with peat bog fires. Since 1962, Baikal’s water level dropped below the ...

Russia’s Lake Baikal covers an area of 12,248 square miles - slightly larger than Belgium - making it the seventh-largest lake by surface area and the second-largest in Eurasia after the Caspian ...