A ceremonial launch of the Baikal-Gigaton Volume Detector (GVD) telescope, in Russia's Lake Baikal on March 13, 2021. Alexei Kushnirenko\TASS via Getty Images 2021-03-24T11:27:00Z ...

ON LAKE BAIKAL, Russia — A glass orb, the size of a beach ball, plops into a hole in the ice and descends on a metal cable toward the bottom of the world’s deepest lake. Then another, and another.

A Baikal seal (Pusa sibirica) hauls out on the frozen surface of Russia’s Lake Baikal.The seals have recently been observed hunting the lake’s endemic amphipods. Westend61 GmbH/Alamy Stock Photo ...

Yet Lake Baikal seals do precisely this, a rare behaviour for seals or toothed whales anywhere else. It turns out they have highly specialized comb-line teeth that allow them to expel water while ...

BITS ‘N’ PIECESThe oldest and deepest of the world’s lakes, Lake Baikal is situated in south-east Siberia. The lake is more than 5,300 feet deep at its most profound point. With 12,248 ...

Lake Baikal may be the most biodiverse lake on the planet – amazing considering its relatively cold water temperatures – with more than 1,000 species of plants and 2,500 species of animals. What's ...

In the heart of Russia lies Lake Baikal – the deepest, and oldest lake on the planet. It’s covered in ice, ... Here a lone Himalayan wolf is hunting chiru antelope.

The Trans-Siberian, journey to another Russia | Lake Baikal. Admire the majestic lake, the world’s largest fresh water reserve, sullied by Soviet industry ...