Freshwater lakes are nature’s lifelines - they quench our thirst, sustain wildlife, balance ecosystems, and create scenic landscapes that attract travellers worldwide. On World Lake Day, it’s worth ...

Russian scientists suspended a mission to explore the world's biggest lake on Wednesday after one of their submarines collided with a floating platform, media reported. The accident took place after a ...

Hidden beneath the placid surface of a Siberian lake, a robot has mapped a landscape that looks more like an alien seabed than a freshwater basin. By tracing plumes of gas and reshaped sediments, ...

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 ...