Some 800 workers face 'abyss' of poverty after being made redundant this week from the Baikalsk Pulp and Paper Mill.

Intriguing new research of burial sites close to Lake Baikal has re-written our understanding of the human relationship with dogs.

Furnaces for 'advanced' metal production found under dirt track used by summer tourists.

On her last trip in 1993, Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn visited Buddhist republic of Buryatia.

Adventurers from Irkutsk's A1team spruce up the giant lake's shoreline, before showcasing its stunning scenery - and ancient rock paintings.

Scientists make crucial new discoveries of bacteria, up to 30 million years old.

The predator ran along the shore then swam out towards the boat, but posed no threat when killed with a single rifle shot to the head.

How an entrepreneur and cinema producer from Lake Baikal became driver to the UK's Princess Royal at the Winter Olympics.

Silence from the authorities but residents say former Ukrainian president's son should have known Baikal was too dangerous to drive on.