The oldest lake in the world dates back about 25 million years and is also the world's deepest and most biologically diverse lake.

In the depths of Russia lies a lake that holds an impressive number of world records and is so deep that it could hold over ...

Lake Baikal isn’t just deep—it’s also incredibly old, with estimates placing its formation around 25 million years ago. The lake stretches roughly 395 miles (636 kilometers) from north to ...

Southeast Siberia is home to the world's oldest lake, with scientists estimating that the massive body of water dates back 25 ...

Lake Baikal is more than 1,600 metres deep in some areas. The water in Lake Baikal is among the purest in the world. The ecosystem contains hundreds of unique species. The city of Irkutsk in ...

Lake Baikal in south-east Siberia ... and the Aral Sea located at the border of Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan (up to 50 meters deep), on the list of the world’s largest fresh-water lakes facing ...

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 ...