An underwater knight statue has been removed from the bottom of Lake Baikal in Siberia after an outcry over its impact on the lake’s delicate ecosystem, law enforcement officials said Monday. The ...

January in Russia conjures up images of Muscovites crunching through the snow in bulky coats -- not bunches of delicate snowdrops blooming in grassy areas around still-standing Christmas trees.

TASS/. Lake Baikal, the world's deepest lake located in Russia, has still not frozen over amid a relatively warm winter, according to images taken by the Russian meteorological satellite Meteor-M.

Lake Baikal isn’t just any lake – it’s the world’s oldest (25 million years) and deepest, at 5,387 feet (1,642m). Holding an astonishing 20% of the planet’s unfrozen freshwater ...

From teetering sandstone pillars topped with ancient monasteries to forested playgrounds for swinging blue monkeys, UNESCO World Heritage Sites are recognised for their outstanding universal value and ...

It has taken longer than usual for ice to form on Lake Baikal, the world’s deepest freshwater lake, which is typically covered in ice thick enough for vehicles to drive on it. Ice formation has ...

Animation specialist Hazegrayart put together a video of ten never-made Russian rockets and spacecraft, these are the first ...

These seals are endemic to Lake Baikal, meaning they can be found nowhere ... While characterized with quite an elongated shell, it usually inhabits deep waters around the Indo-Pacific region.

The Great Blue Hole in Belize is a massive underwater sinkhole, visible as a deep blue circle from above ... makes it one of the most surreal destinations in the world. Lake Baikal’s winter ...