Lake Baikal is the world's largest freshwater lake by volume, known as the "Galapagos of Russia." However, the unusual body ...

Experts have been working on mapping the ocean floor with traditional methods, sending ships across the water with sonar ...

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

How did life begin on Earth? It’s a big question, and scientists believe that the element phosphorus may have played a key role. Phosphorus is an important ingredient in DNA, RNA, and ATP—molecules ...

This vast body of water, found in Siberia, holds a huge number of world records, including being the deepest lake in the world and covering an area larger than several countries. Russia’s Lake ...

A curious connection between an ancient supernova and virus diversification in one of Earth's biggest lakes means that crazy cosmic events may have had more influence on our planet than we thought.