About 5,500 years ago, several dozen hunter-gatherers died near Lake Baikal. DNA from the bacterium that causes plague ...
As part of an international team, St Petersburg University biologists have for the first time described the genome of the Baikal seal or nerpa, the only mammal inhabiting Lake Baikal. The research is ...
This article was written as part of the Train to Copenhagen project, aimed at raising awareness of climate change in advance of the climate talks in Denmark in December. For more information about the ...
Akvasib bottling plant for Baikal water under construction in Irkutsk Region, Russia Kirill Shipitsin/TASS/ZUMA Press MOSCOW — The vast and ancient Lake Baikal in Russia has a rich history, providing ...