Discover the top 10 most beautiful lakes to visit in 2025, from Russia’s ancient Lake Baikal to Italy’s elegant Lake Como.

During Russia’s winter months, cars can safely drive on it for hours. Elena Anosova for The Washington Post Weekend visitors on the famously clear ice of Russia's Lake Baikal on March 8.

Japan's government has designated a bird that caused a fatal airplane crash in South Korea in December as one of the most ...

Authorities in Japan say the Baikal teal duck is a major hazard in the skies after the bird caused a fatal plane crash in ...

Baikal, however, is a particularly delicate battle for the Kremlin. ... In the winter, scores of wagons, called bukhankas, carry up to eight passengers across a makeshift ice road on the lake.

Baikal seals are fans of bite-sized portions, and this dietary quirk may be why the seals are thriving. Found in Russia’s immense Lake Baikal, the Siberian mammals devour tiny marine crustaceans ...

What surely ranks among the most unusual and challenging mountain bike rides in the world is underway by an international group of adventurers that includes two Eugene residents.

Witness the fascinating geography of Lake Baikal, the deepest and one of the oldest freshwater lakes on Earth, located in Siberia, Russia. This video covers its unique formation, incredible depth ...

Video cameras mounted on an autonomous underwater robot captured footage of cracks associated with mud volcanism close to a potentially active fault on the shores of Lake Baikal.